probing

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As a result, Garfield’s treating physicians saw no problem with probing the president’s wound with unsterilized hands and tools.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Media reports said investigators were probing whether airport traffic controllers were distracted by a separate odor issue on a United Airlines flight -- the emergency to which the fire truck was responding.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

That battle of wills set the tone for a surprisingly combative hearing, which also featured some wry probing of a mysterious secret mission Mullin supposedly went on a decade ago.

From Slate • Mar. 21, 2026

For “Stephen Sondheim: Art Isn’t Easy,” Okrent spent three years absorbing the literature, interviewing collaborators and friends, and probing the archives.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

The nurse spoke tersely, and did not look up from her probing.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan