as in explored
to go into or range over for purposes of discovery
soon all manner of people had arrived in the valley to prospect it for gold
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For 45 years, a renowned, long-running multidisciplinary paleoanthropological research initiative known as the Middle Awash Project has explored deposits in an area of the Afar Rift called the Halibee member of the Dawaitoli Formation.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
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The picture is used to identify mines that can be explored with advanced acoustic systems and cameras, Britton said.—
Emma Burrows,
Fortune,
24 May 2026
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Once in Israeli custody, detainees describe being beaten, tasered, strip-searched and attacked by dogs while held in shipboard containers, often blindfolded, shackled and denied timely access to lawyers or consular officials.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2026
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On December 4, 2001, Simpson’s home was one of 13 locations searched by the FBI after a two-year drugs-and-pirate-TV investigation.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
22 May 2026
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“Prospected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prospected. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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