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delving (into)

verb

present participle of delve (into)

as in exploring

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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Somewhere along the way, she’s found joy in exploring complicated, messy characters.

— Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026
The two companies will first focus on the joint feasibility study before exploring potential large-scale commercial opportunities.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2026

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Authorities began investigating him again after an anonymous tip came in on March 19, shortly after his release from a juvenile detention facility.

— Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026
By 2009, the task force was investigating nearly 300 reports of animal abuse and neglect a year.

— Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

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McEvoy, who leads Insulet, the maker of the wearable, tubeless Omnipod insulin pump, said designing better technology requires understanding the details of patients’ days—not simply examining their clinical data.

— Angela Haupt, Time, 11 Sep. 2026
Lamming’s review looked at more than 350 studies in total, most of which were conducted in mice and other lab models, examining things like lifespan, metabolic health, and cellular aging.

— Jennifer Byrne, Popular Science, 10 Sep. 2026

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