probe
Example Sentences
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For advocates and civil liberties groups, the decision to drop charges and open a probe underscores persistent concerns about accountability and the narrative control of law enforcement agencies.
From Salon
But Nanos himself expressed frustration about the pace of the probe.
From Los Angeles Times
Ms Pelicot was taken aside by a policeman, who started asking her a series of increasingly probing questions.
From BBC
A first probe was opened in January over his secret meeting with a Chinese businessman who won government tenders.
From Barron's
It will be co-ordinated with local probes into whether there was a causal link between the contaminated formula and the deaths of three babies in France.
From BBC
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