probe
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- noun
- /proʊb/
- Literature
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investigación
- The government launched a probe to investigate the allegations of corruption within the agency.
- probe questions
- probe into the deaths
And I will big criminal probe fans here tonight.
- And I will big criminal probe fans here tonight.
- And current Director Ray has pointed out that the two or three key miscredence of the Russian collusion probe are no longer in the Bureau.
- And current Director Ray has pointed out that the two or three key miscreants of the Russian collusion probe and no longer in the Bureau.
- Last year on CNN, this new attack, Acting Attorney General Whitaker explained how the president could best obstruct the Mueller probe.
- So it might be time for a quiet, and I meant to emphasize quiet US probe to China.
Examples
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Robert Mueller's Russia probe will eventually reveal misdeeds that are impeachment-worthy.
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He claims to have unique insider information relevant to the impeachment probe, but he's not telling Congress about it.
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So lots of potential places in that probe for possible criminal charges.
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You guys are part of some, like, secret agency government probe, right?
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The school board scheduled a hearing, and the D.A. launched a probe.
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Look at this Democratic senators call for federal probe into Musk contact with Russia.
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Subsequent investigation has revealed at least a dozen empty crypts, and it's feared more will turn up as the probe continues.
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In 1931, he became chief counsel to an anti-corruption probe that shook up local politics.
Academic text (2017) -
Senator Homer Ferguson, head of the powerful War Surplus Committee will spearhead a congressional probe to find out exactly what happened to the $26 million Tucker raised.
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There is currently a federal probe examining the financial dealings of the local charity.
Synonyms
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2.9
A careful search for the truth about something
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An official investigation into a serious public matter
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5.5
A close, careful look at something to find mistakes or problems
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A formal process by police to find facts and catch people who did the crime
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A careful investigation to find the truth
Compounds
- Specialized
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A machine sent into space without people to study planets and send information back
How Thorough
Surface Forms
Etymology
Probe comes from the old Latin word probare meaning 'to test', and is the same root as prove and proof. So a formal probe is an investigation where people test the facts to see what really happened.