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delving
  • present participle of delve.

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"Is the iPhone Birth Control?" asked a paper published Monday by the National Bureau of Economic Research, delving into why US fertility rates have fallen by 22 percent since 2007.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

And another Lone Star resident, a 36-year-old musician, has been delving into the extraterrestrial world since he learned about an incident not far from his hometown.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

The constant delving into critical issues in today’s modern landscapes.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

The issue will get an airing in Congress Tuesday when an independent investigator delving into archives at UBS’s Credit Suisse unit testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

In his earnestness, Dr. Luzan kept delving further into my psyche, plumbing the depths.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee