as in explores
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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On Translation Loubna Mrie explores the intersections of family, faith and national history in Assad’s Syria.—
Literary Hub,
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The film explores themes of migration, identity and the search for freedom.—
Thinus Ferreira,
Variety,
4 Mar. 2026
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In this week’s issue, the reporter James Verini investigates this bizarre and unsettling crime.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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The work investigates the structural and morphological stability of a state-of-the-art polymeric acceptor (PMA) PY-IT through a range of light-soaking and thermal relaxation measurements.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Feb. 2026
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The film examines the push-pull of attraction and rejection on a scope both intimate and global, finding the uneasy space where the two meet.—
Katie Walsh,
Twin Cities,
28 Feb. 2026
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The process examines not only assets and income, but also the principles guiding decisions.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
27 Feb. 2026
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