probe
verb (used with object)
to search into or examine thoroughly; question closely.
has been probing
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present perfect progressiveof probe (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Richard Wagner’s “The Ring of the Nibelung” has been probing the morality of power and possession for a century and a half.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
The company’s new management team has been probing its accounting practices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 17, 2025
The effort has been probing cognitive and physical aspects of aging in about 50,000 dogs and is running a clinical trial to test a drug that may boost the animals’ longevity.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 7, 2024
"My research group has been probing the molecular mechanisms that underpin rice's capacity to accumulate high Si for a while now," says Dr. Ma.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2023
Facebook “identified approximately 10,000 applications that may also have misappropriated and/or misused consumers’ personal data,” according to court documents also unveiled Friday from Massachusetts’ attorney general, which has been probing Facebook’s data-collection practices for months.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 20, 2019
