probing

Example Sentences

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They were probing but they lacked ideas and didn't look like they were going to score.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

The federal royal commission -- the highest level of government inquiry -- has been tasked with probing everything from intelligence failures to the prevalence of antisemitism in Australia.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

"When you're probing something new, you don't have a lot of data to train AI," Nemenman explains.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026

De Meo is probing whether that model still holds—or whether brands need to tune production more closely to what clients are actually buying, and adjust faster when tastes shift.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

The constant probing with unsterilized fingers and instruments introduced bacteria that the president's body was unable to fight.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow