as in explored
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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While Elon reportedly explored keeping Errol’s children and stepchildren with Bezuidenhout in California, and even becoming their legal guardian, the family chose to return to South Africa in 2003.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
23 Sep. 2025 -
The idea wasn’t new — patents from the 1970s and 1980s explored salt-splitting electrolysis — but those efforts collapsed under the cost of exotic catalysts like iridium, seven times more expensive than platinum.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Sep. 2025
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The incident is being investigated by internal affairs, CMPD said in a press release.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Sep. 2025
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According to prosecutors, the SSA investigated the deposits and found that Charnecky withdrew the funds, which were meant for her mother, who passed away in December 2012.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
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But the governor's office told IndyStar that some of the no-bid awards and potential conflicts of interest are among what’s being examined by the probe.—
Marissa Meador,
IndyStar,
26 Sep. 2025
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The research examined the health data of more than 33,000 veterans from 1999 to 2024, pulled from Veterans Affairs (VA) records.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Delved (into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delved%20%28into%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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