probe
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"Terror cops now leading Ann death probe" declares the Daily Express, reporting that the "dramatic development" on Monday occurred after new information and evidence came to light.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
The commander of Ukraine's scandal-hit "Anne of Kyiv" army brigade has been arrested as part of a murder probe, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
The firm is currently facing a state bar probe and a criminal investigation by L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
To examine the material's properties, the researchers used molecular beam epitaxy together with low temperature scanning tunneling microscopy, allowing them to probe its electronic behavior with atomic level precision.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
"Of course, you've heard about the Iris probe?"
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
SEC probes alleged insider trades that cost Susquehanna millions.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
They are not empty threats for the EU since China previously slapped duties on European cognac and conducted anti-dumping probes into pork and dairy products.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
It was one of four criminal probes Trump faced after leaving office.
From Slate ● Jun. 26, 2026
Raskin criticized those probes as insufficient in his letters and said they left out important details.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
Instead of arguing back, Regan straight-up ignored me and continued attaching her simulation probes.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
But, he added, constant updates to the original frame of the B-52 could also cause issues that need to be probed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
The Securities and Exchange Commission has opened enforcement investigations into several large private-credit managers, and regulators have probed the exposure that banks have to the industry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
Asylum seekers are subject to an initial screening interview with the Home Office and then an exhaustive "substantive interview" lasting several hours, during which their claims are probed.
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026
Following his departure, the country established the TRRC, which probed alleged crimes under his rule.
From Barron's ● Jan. 15, 2026
Sela probed a loosened tooth with her tongue.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
The university employing some of the paper’s authors quickly announced an investigation, and Nature said last week it was probing the paper, which described a potential patch for delivering medicine to internal organs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Public hearings -- tasked with probing the factors leading to Australia's deadliest mass shooting -- have started to receive testimony about the role social media plays in the spread of antisemitism.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
Rarely are our viewpoints contested, and if they are, filmmakers frequently stop short of probing the truth.
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026
Representatives from the Seoul Southern District Prosecutor’s Office attended Samsung’s headquarters in Suwon while probing trades between 2022 and 2024 associated with its acquisition of Rainbow Robotics, according to Yonhap, the local news agency.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 11, 2026
The nurse spoke tersely, and did not look up from her probing.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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