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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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Dozens of money-laundering probes were underway in 2025, and convictions rose from three in 2021 to 28 in 2025, according to Monaco's authorities.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

Ukraine has ended a pause on Russian refinery attacks and Binance probes what may be the biggest-ever crypto heist.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

In federal corruption probes, agents often begin by focusing on lower-level targets with a goal of working their way up to more prominent figures.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

The researchers used advanced recording devices called Neuropixels probes to monitor electrical signals from hundreds of individual neurons in the hippocampus.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 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