as in investigation
a systematic search for the truth or facts about something
we didn't want to pry and did as little personal delving as possible
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In summer, the midnight sun bathes the landscape in 24-hour daylight, allowing for endless exploration.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025 -
Paul Henreid’s Dead Ringer is a creepy exploration of how identical twins survive without each other.—
Barry Levitt,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
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The Treasury Department on Wednesday sent an inquiry to the IRS’s acting chief counsel, Andrew De Mello, asking the agency to rescind Harvard’s tax-exempt status, according to The Washington Post.—
Sarah Fortinsky,
The Hill,
17 Apr. 2025
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While there have been a few inquiries, Iggy still hasn't found his forever home.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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Here's what to know, including how old is too old to be shoveling snow and common symptoms of a cardiac event.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA TODAY,
8 Jan. 2025
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Research shows using a snowblower raises the heat rate to about 120 beats a minute compared with a heart rate of about 170 beats a minute when shoveling, according to the American Heart Association.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA TODAY,
8 Jan. 2025
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Indeed, the true subject of the film’s examination turns out to be Nina herself, a doctor whose steady, unfailingly professional surface barely conceals self-lacerating anguish.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2025
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That account, however, could open him up for the first time to cross examination on the witness stand.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2025
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The study was published April 24 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
24 Apr. 2025
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This marks the first time that climate change has surpassed the other threats, according to the study team.—
Stefanie Waldek,
Space.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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After meticulous research and a thorough understanding of the technology, Rosing decided back in January to purchase a Chevrolet Silverado EV.—
Jackie Charniga,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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The five-year grant was awarded to scientists who have finished their doctorates and work in research laboratories at universities across the country.—
Brett Kelman,
NPR,
28 Apr. 2025
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Dan Caldwell, who served as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s senior adviser and was terminated as part of the department’s ongoing probe into information leaks at the Pentagon, said on Tucker Carlson’s podcast that his opposition to the U.S.’s potential attack on Iran facilitated his ouster.—
Filip Timotija,
The Hill,
22 Apr. 2025
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Those probes are now unlikely to be completed, the investigator said.—
Mark Olalde,
ProPublica,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Delving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delving. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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