Example Sentences

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In June 1977 the Washington Post reported that the Justice Department was probing Diggs for receiving kickbacks from some of his congressional employees’ inflated salaries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025

The issue hit the headlines after the country's most populous state announced a specialised unit of investigators was probing influencer tax dodging on a massive scale.

From Barron's • Oct. 9, 2025

Senator Josh Hawley, a Republican from Missouri, announced he was probing Meta in a post on X on 15 August.

From BBC • Aug. 18, 2025

As their remotely operated vehicle, which was probing the seafloor and streaming video back to their ship, rose from behind a rock, the crew gasped.

From New York Times • Aug. 23, 2023

Jody knew how his father was probing for a place to hurt in Gitano.

From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck