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[prohb] / proʊb /




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In a late submission to the probe, launched in the wake of a series of patient deaths, Bradnam said there had been no "formal responses" to his complaints.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

He has declined to answer questions about the sale and whether it was connected to the probe.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2026

UK media have reported that the probe concerns non-declared financial support from longtime Farage ally and convicted fraudster George Cottrell and his mother.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

Western military officials also warn that Russia is systematically using its own drones to probe Europe’s air defenses.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

"In case the probe can't dock with us. If something goes wrong, it'll be my job to go out and grab it."

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

The lightning-quick sale of the Lakers to Bob Iger and Joshua Kushner comes as Mark Walter faces federal probes into allegedly conflicted insurance loans.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2026

The federal probes into Walter’s businesses have added to Egan-Jones’s woes.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

More recently, it has also experienced impacts from the plucky little probes and landers that Earthbound space agencies have sent hurtling its way.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

By using twisted laser beams as probes, scientists may be able to identify molecular handedness more easily and accurately.

From Science Daily Jul. 28, 2026

That way if one or two probes had problems, we'd still have enough food to complete the mission.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

“It’s easy to imagine that in six to 12 months, every application that’s facing the internet in some way is being probed by a genius-level cybersecurity attacker in the form of an agent.”

From MarketWatch Aug. 2, 2026

But, he added, constant updates to the original frame of the B-52 could also cause issues that need to be probed.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 19, 2026

Interest in UFOs has been renewed in recent years as the US government probed numerous reports of seemingly supernatural aircraft, amid worries that adversaries could be testing highly advanced technologies.

From Barron's May 8, 2026

Asylum seekers are subject to an initial screening interview with the Home Office and then an exhaustive "substantive interview" lasting several hours, during which their claims are probed.

From BBC Apr. 15, 2026

His eyes probed, as if they would force me to speak my secrets, much as the yunka stranger had made me reveal my face.

From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis

Police are now probing how the thieves were able to enter the museum without triggering its alarms and who may have been responsible.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

Mr. Potter is less interested combing through the Caesars’ allegedly lurid deeds than probing the workings of the state.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

An adviser’s recommendations may not always be pleasing to hear, but they flow from a more complete understanding of a client’s situation based on detailed fact-finding, probing and insight into the client’s needs.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

You’ll get to listen to convicted Ponzi schemer Paul Regan systematically probing clients for their psychological weaknesses.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

The coach stared at him now, the dark eyes probing, pondering.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier




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