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are probing

  • present progressive of probe.

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New York City inspectors are probing other construction sites after a Midtown Manhattan conversion project was at risk of partial collapse.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

Investigators are probing the cause of a fire that burned a section of a large automotive glass plant near Dayton, Ohio, that supplies components to several major automakers.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 25, 2026

UK health authorities are probing 27 cases linked to a deadly meningitis outbreak believed to have spread at a nightclub in southeast England.

From Barron's Mar. 19, 2026

Federal investigators, meanwhile, are probing a telehealth venture called Glutality that was financed by Advantage Capital, better known as A-CAP, according to filings in a related bankruptcy case.

From Barron's Mar. 4, 2026

The rest of the family who drill holes in a tree harmlessly, even beneficially, do so because they are probing for insects.

From Birds Every Child Should Know by Blanchan, Neltje