as in to explore
to search through or into
we uncovered many interesting stories as we delved into the history of the house we were restoring
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Want to explore the moon's ancient surface for yourself?—
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That work became the foundation for the smartwatch system now being explored with families.—
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Union officials are investigating whether the Border Patrol agent involved in the shooting was a union member, the group said in a statement.—
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Later, sources told CNN the Justice Department stopped investigating the agent and federal authorities refused to share information with local investigators.—
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25 Jan. 2026
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Kim Jee-woon’s A Bittersweet Life (2005) drew on the cool aesthetics of Jean-Pierre Melville’s gangster films while examining specifically Korean concepts of loyalty and social hierarchy.—
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The researchers examined genetic markers linked to how the body processes sugar, then used a technique called Mendelian randomisation to compare disease rates in people who were genetically predisposed to higher blood glucose.—
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FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Delve (into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delve%20%28into%29. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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