probe
Example Sentences
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Worries about the commercialization of the holiday have been voiced many times, many ways, but Mr. Friedlander probes deeper cultural trends with his observations.
Based on the manga by Mokumokuren, the fantasy horror series probes what happens when a rural teen named Hikaru is fatally injured . . . but then returns when an otherworldly being possesses his corpse and memories.
From Salon
Some involved in oversight have also become the subject of probes themselves.
From Los Angeles Times
France is probing possible foreign interference after a passenger ferry was infected with malware that could allow the ship to be remotely controlled, the interior minister said Wednesday.
From Barron's
A group of creditors holding bonds backed by car loans recently asked a bankruptcy court to probe what Tricolor’s bank lenders may have known about problems at the company before its collapse.
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