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plural of probe

as in investigations

a systematic search for the truth or facts about something a congressional probe into the accusations

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verb

present tense third-person singular of probe

as in explores

to search through or into tabloid reporters who seem determined to probe every detail of the singer's private life

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to go into or range over for purposes of discovery probing the depths of the undersea trench

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Pressure to align with the president’s agenda has only increased in recent months as the administration launches probes and recruits whistleblowers. —

Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 15 May 2026 In some cases, the medical-examiner probes obtained by CNN seemed to contradict statements in the ICE reports in crucial ways. —

Rob Kuznia, CNN Money, 15 May 2026 The technology could also support missions to Neptune and Triton, long-duration probes studying outer planet moons, and future Kuiper Belt explorers traveling farther than New Horizons. —

Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 15 May 2026 In Arizona, federal probes of the 2020 election by the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security are under way. —

Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026 Some of these samples were shared with scientists around the world, including the Soviet Union, which had robotic probes return its own samples from the Moon. —

Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 May 2026 To that end, the administration has opened two probes, paving the way for fresh tariffs later this year against China and other major trading partners. —

Kent Jones, The Conversation, 14 May 2026 The question of how Venus’s atmosphere affects probes isn’t just about the past—the list of artifacts may be growing soon because more probes are set to land on Venus. —

Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 10 May 2026 Alan Cummings, a co-investigator on Voyager, told an audience in October 2024 that, technically, the probes' power will never run out because nuclear energy always has a half-life. —

Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 9 May 2026

Verb

The new wording would require a challenger to put forward evidence sufficient to support a finding of fabrication before the court probes further. —

Lars Daniel, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026 Further evidence gathered by both the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, a satellite that probes Mars’s surface for clues to its current and past geology, and NASA’s Perseverance rover suggests the planet also has material made up of crystals of hydrated silica—a mineral better known on Earth as opal. —

Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 12 May 2026 So the government probes by the FCC and DOJ are questioning whether the 1961 act is being violated by 2020s-era broadcasting rights to pay streaming services. —

Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026 Spe Chen speaks with the man working to preserve the city’s heritage of neon lights, and David Ingles probes the validity of an old market adage in the age of AI. —

Bloomberg, 7 May 2026 The senators' letter probes the potential political motivations of the investigation. —

Matt Peterson,emily Wilkins, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026 That tension created fertile ground for jokes, says the actor, who probes similar spaces in his Apple TV series, Shrinking. —

Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026 Hubble's images help track seasonal changes, while Webb's infrared vision probes different atmospheric layers. —

Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026 With a different school as the backdrop for each chapter, the series probes the ambitions, secrets, and corruptions that fester within institutions. —

Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Mar. 2026

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The office said the new unit will work directly with law enforcement agencies during investigations and help ensure consistency in charging decisions and sentencing recommendations.

— Sydney Barragan, Oc Register, 14 May 2026
For Nanos, much of the public criticism overlooks the realities of how complex criminal investigations unfold, especially when detectives are intentionally withholding information to protect the integrity of the case.

— Danielle Bacher, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026