probe
Example Sentences
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Dad gives me a funny look—surprised and sad and probing.
From Literature
As part of those probes, the defence ministry expelled two top generals from the military, He Weidong, the former second-ranked CMC vice chairman, and Miao Hua, the former head of the military's political work department.
From Barron's
Meanwhile, federal investigators expanded their probe to include potential wash trading, according to the people familiar with the investigation.
At a press briefing Thursday, a Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman warned against unfounded speculation and referred back to the original announcement of the probe into Zhang’s alleged violations of party discipline and state law.
His administration has also pressured the central bank with criminal probes.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
