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Definition
to investigate; or an investigation
or:
any of various instrument used for investigation
or:
any of various instrument used for investigation
instruments such as:
- an instrument to measure electronic voltage
- a surgical tool used for examination
- an unmanned spacecraft used for exploration
- Judge Atlee explained that he would cover a few areas that had to be discussed, then he would allow the attorneys to question and probe.p. 490.1
- Slowly, skillfully, he probed into Lettie's duties around the house when Mr. Hubbard was sick with the chemo and radiation and confined to his bed.p. 295.7
- Zack Zeitler led off the following morning with a series of probing questions about Mr. Hubbard's last days.p. 297.8
- For the next hour, Zeitler probed through that Saturday morning.p. 299.5
- Seven hours of probing were more than enough to establish Herschel Hubbard was a less than interesting person who'd had a strained and distant relationship with his father.p. 301.9
- A cursory probing by any lawyer would have revealed this.p. 420.6
- Fluidly, he became a journalist again, probing and nibbling around the edges of sensitive material.p. 473.2
There are no more uses of "probe" in Sycamore Row.
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