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was delving
  • past progressive of delve.

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“The fact that he was delving into issues of medicine, where none of us are qualified to opine on that, is disturbing,” James said.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2022

Ms Nickolds says one of the first things she did when she got her promotion was delving into the John Lewis archive and its 150 year history.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2017

When Walter was delving into some Lockean discourse, and Toby—I don’t remember if he fell asleep or dropped all the tobacco out his pipe—but he did something to really confound the philosophical discussion.

From Slate • Mar. 16, 2016

As a result of borrowing from his collection, while my contemporaries were reading the historical romances of Georgette Heyer, I was delving into HG Wells, Isaac Asimov, Harry Harrison and the like.

From The Guardian • May 18, 2012

He laid down the spoon with which he was delving into a half of a cantaloupe and got quickly to his feet to greet her.

From The Iron Furrow by Botkin, Henry A.