probe

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The latest example came on Thursday when the EU kickstarted a probe into Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com's bid for major German electronics retail group Ceconomy on suspicion it was boosted by state subsidies.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

The eight foreign companies identified during the probe were primarily used for real estate investments and assets management.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

The ICO's probe was conducted in coordination with Canada's privacy commissioner and found 23andMe violated UK law by failing to implement appropriate authentication and verification measures for customers during its login process.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

The commission also started looking into Chinese wind turbine group Goldwind in February to probe if the company had been granted subsidies that distort the EU market.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

As the probe approaches zero distance from the electron, the number of particles it passes goes up to infinity—so the probe’s measurements of the mass and charge of the electron also go to infinity.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife