as in investigation
a systematic search for the truth or facts about something
we didn't want to pry and did as little personal delving as possible
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This skepticism has its own science-fiction tradition, in which space exploration follows the patterns of exploitation visible already on Earth.—
Robert Rubsam,
The Atlantic,
21 June 2025 -
While the industry has explored stablecoins before, this exploration has previously been very peripheral: few mainstream players have touched stablecoins directly, engaging through arms-length partners, if at all.—
Daniel Webber,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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The New York Times, which first broke the news of Ryan's resignation, reported on Thursday that the Justice Department was pressuring Ryan to step down in order to resolve a civil rights inquiry into the university.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
28 June 2025
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Sustainable Beef didn't immediately reply to an inquiry for more information about the company.—
Serenah McKay,
Arkansas Online,
27 June 2025
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Here's what to know, including how old is too old to be shoveling snow and common symptoms of a cardiac event.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA TODAY,
8 Jan. 2025
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Research shows using a snowblower raises the heat rate to about 120 beats a minute compared with a heart rate of about 170 beats a minute when shoveling, according to the American Heart Association.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA TODAY,
8 Jan. 2025
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An extensive review of commercial reports and academic papers providing measures of the size of the sports industry, coupled with an examination of how other industries were sized, provided a number of helpful ideas for building a model that captured the broad expanse of the global sports industry.—
Dennis Howard,
Sportico.com,
19 June 2025
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That hasn’t, however, extended to a deep examination of last season’s Super Bowl LIX loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.—
Jesse Newell,
Kansas City Star,
19 June 2025
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Fox News Digital reached out to the study authors for comment.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2025
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According to one 2019 study published in the journal Sleep, moms and dads can expect to experience some form of sleep deprivation for the first six years of their child's life.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
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The summary gives you insight into the rigor of my firm’s research and approach to picking stocks.—
David Trainer,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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Mexican immigrants living in the United States are sending less money home to relatives via remittances, according to new research.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 June 2025
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The Scene Jan Jenisch became CEO of LafargeHolcim in 2017, after the world’s largest cement company had been shaken by an internal probe of its Syria operations and culture clashes stemming from the €41bn Franco-Swiss merger that created it.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
20 June 2025
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The Department of Justice announced a federal probe of California over potential Title IX violations regarding its policy allowing trans athletes in girls sports in late May.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2025
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“Delving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delving. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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