probe
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- noun
- /proʊb/
- Literature
- The government launched a probe to investigate the allegations of corruption within the agency.
- probe questions
- probe into the deaths
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Watch on YouTubeAnd 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.
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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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A careful search for the truth about something
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A close, careful look at something to find mistakes or problems
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An official investigation into a serious public matter
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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
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- Formal
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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.