probe
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They then compared the results with observational data collected by ESA's space probe.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
Areas assessed by the probe include the firm's systems for preventing the sale of illegal products, risks associated with its "addictive design" and the transparency of its content recommendations, the Commission said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
The leader of North Lanarkshire Council's SNP group has been readmitted to the party, after a probe into her handling of complaints about former council leader Jordan Linden.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
They worked on the Cassini/Huygens mission that explored Saturn and landed a small probe in 2005 on Titan’s surface that fed back data for 72 minutes before it conked out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
Once it reached the port's retractor mechanism, the automated system clamped on to the boom and pulled it in, aligning and orienting the probe automatically.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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"Pulsar timing arrays are usually thought of as probes of supermassive black-hole binaries in the relatively recent Universe," said Ilie.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
There are Section 232 “national security” probes into everything from semiconductors to wind turbines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
To investigate the effect, the team used specialized microscope probes to map the shape of the wrinkles and measure local electrical energy and current.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
The lightning-quick sale of the Lakers to Bob Iger and Joshua Kushner comes as Mark Walter faces federal probes into allegedly conflicted insurance loans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
“We are studying,” he said as he quickly helped me attach the simulation probes to my arms and legs.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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Phillips was additionally probed by the House Ethics Committee for allegedly hiring a girlfriend to intern in Collins’ office.
From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2026
"This was the first time that shock-compressed diamond was probed with X-ray diffraction all the way up to melting," said Millot.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026
It is not known whether these issues were probed further.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
“It’s easy to imagine that in six to 12 months, every application that’s facing the internet in some way is being probed by a genius-level cybersecurity attacker in the form of an agent.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 2, 2026
Instead, he probed the explosive characteristics of U-235 and soon realized that a bomb could be made from roughly a pound of the separated isotope.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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Investigators are still probing the accident but a preliminary report in April pointed to communication failures and a lack of proper equipment.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
Ironically, though, attacking alter egos narrowly could require more probing than enabled by the proposal now apparently under consideration.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Instead of gently probing nuclei, researchers collide them at the highest energies available and reconstruct their shapes from the patterns left behind.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
Internet would-be sleuths have popped up in Zach’s comments on social media this week, probing Brian’s behavior and previous conduct.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
He was lithe, and his eyes moved about the room with probing energy.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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