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probes

  • plural
    of probe.
    probe
    verb (used with object)
    to search into or examine thoroughly; question closely.
  • present tense form
    of probe (3rd person singular).
    probe
    verb (used with object)
    to search into or examine thoroughly; question closely.

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In 2024, the US said Russia had launched a satellite which it believed may be capable of attacking other such probes.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

The first step toward that phase of the mission occurred on September 3, 2026, when both probes were separated from the transport module.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026

An inquiry commission set up to investigate the violence submitted its report in April and recommended further probes against several officials including Oli.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

Sanft recounted decades of probes and noted that prior investigations did not take his client’s statements seriously because they were not credible.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

Up ahead, in the mist, A. P Hill probes toward Gettysburg like a blind hand.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara