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  • present participle of probe.
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probing

[proh-bing] / ˈproʊ bɪŋ /


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Binance runs crypto exchanges and provides other services around the world, but it took a severe hit when crypto markets collapsed in 2022 and regulators began probing the legality of its business.

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

Representatives from the Seoul Southern District Prosecutor’s Office attended Samsung’s headquarters in Suwon while probing trades between 2022 and 2024 associated with its acquisition of Rainbow Robotics, according to Yonhap, the local news agency.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Richard Wagner’s “The Ring of the Nibelung” has been probing the morality of power and possession for a century and a half.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Ms. Clark stages smart, probing explorations of an upbringing marked by waiting and repetition, in which the notion of growth appears fictitious.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

He knows and accepts the shameful probing curiosities of human beings.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya




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