probe
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The new summons, just weeks after Musk didn’t show up for a voluntary interview with French prosecutors, escalates a trans-Atlantic feud over France’s handling of its long-running probe of X.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
The probe centres on the quality of police inquiries in 2008 and 2013 in response to accusations against the late Egyptian billionaire.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
That came after a February raid on X’s Paris offices by French law enforcement and prosecutors seeking evidence in their probe.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
He pushed a small tool known as a soil vapor probe, with a long, straw-like attachment, about three to five feet into the earth.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
"The Ares 3 pilot, Major Rick Martinez. As the probe approaches Hermes, he'll take over and guide it to the docking port."
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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