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fishing expedition
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To appreciate fully the outrageousness of this fishing expedition, remember the original setting for the Smith probe.
But new technology known as Enhanced Geothermal Systems is broadening the places where geothermal energy can be created — removing the sense of a fishing expedition for developers hoping their wells will hit a hot spot.
It “would allow an outside agency unprecedented access to IRS records for reasons that have nothing to do with tax administration, opening the door to endless fishing expeditions,” he said.
Saturday’s fishing expedition occurred about a week after Duarte contacted police because she had begun noticing that the number of koi in her pond seemed to be dwindling.
Baldoni’s team subpoenaed Swift earlier this year, but eventually withdrew it after the singer and her legal reps dismissed it as an “unwarranted fishing expedition,” according to Variety.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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