exploratory

Example Sentences

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There were exploratory follow-up dates, but it usually only took one to know.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Our own research shows that when thinking is broad and exploratory, taking novel and uncertain mental paths, it can improve mood, cognitive flexibility and creativity.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

I’m hoping a more experimental, exploratory approach to providing information, context and interpretation, in keeping with the rest of the enterprise, might yet come.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

In settings where innovation is uncertain, long-term and difficult to evaluate, financial pressure to deliver quicker results can similarly shift effort away from more exploratory, high-impact ideas.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

In 1973, a Turkish official made an exploratory dive to check out a report that sponge divers had brought handfuls of brilliantly colored glass from the bottom of a bay called Serçe Limani.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler