exploratory
adjective
ex·plor·ato·ry
ik-ˈsplȯr-ə-ˌtȯr-ē 
: of, relating to, or being exploration
exploratory surgery
exploratory drilling for oil
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The Bank of England announced on Thursday the launch of a new system-wide exploratory scenario focused on private markets, amid ongoing concerns surrounding hidden risks , particularly in private credit.
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But jurors in her four-month trial heard that while Pfizer did pay Theranos $900,000 for an exploratory study, the pharmaceutical giant did not endorse or validate the report, but instead emphatically rejected its conclusions and Theranos’ technology.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2025
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Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 12 Dec. 2025
The Bank of England announced on Thursday the launch of a new system-wide exploratory scenario focused on private markets, amid ongoing concerns surrounding hidden risks , particularly in private credit.
—Hugh Leask, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2025
If these endeavors come to fruition, space welding will be able to transform space operations from a series of expensive, one-off missions into a self-sustaining, long-term economic and exploratory ecosystem.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Dec. 2025
But jurors in her four-month trial heard that while Pfizer did pay Theranos $900,000 for an exploratory study, the pharmaceutical giant did not endorse or validate the report, but instead emphatically rejected its conclusions and Theranos’ technology.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2025
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exploratory
adjective
ex·plor·ato·ry
ik-ˈsplōr-ə-ˌtōr-ē, -ˈsplȯr-, -ˌtȯr-
: of, relating to, or being exploration
exploratory surgery
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