probe
verb (used with object)
to search into or examine thoroughly; question closely.
has probed
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present perfectof probe (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Bubblemaps, which has probed other cases of suspicious activity on Polymarket, says its analysis isn’t proof of insider trading.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board as it has probed other major refinery fires.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2025
A team including researchers from Osaka University has probed the effect of voltage on the passage of ions through a nanopore membrane to demonstrate greater control of the process.
From Science Daily ● May 30, 2024
Beijing has found little steel as it has probed everywhere from the cyber domain to the South China Sea.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 15, 2023
He has known men and cities; has probed in turn the mysteries of the caucus, the green-room, and the Stock Exchange; has been a diplomatist, a financier, a journalist, and a politician.
From Collections and Recollections by George William Erskine Russell
