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Adjective
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In other words, the Northern Irishman is on another exploratory trip.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025 -
The latest: The State Department is playing down the talks as exploratory.—
Andrew Ross Sorkin,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Although Nass attempted to account for the role of culture in his reasoning about gender and social identity, the experimental designs used in his lab’s research could not account for the influence of culture on his test subjects.—
Sarah A. Bell,
Smithsonian Magazine,
9 Apr. 2025
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Look at how some firms in biotech are exploring next-generation solutions that move beyond early experimental compounds toward more refined, scalable technologies.—
Natalie Dolphin,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The disorders typically manifest early in development, often before the child enters grade school, and are characterized by developmental deficits that produce impairments of personal, social, academic, or occupational functioning.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Some research has shown that babies frequently given water in the first months of life may not gain adequate weight, putting them at risk for developmental delays and nutritional deficiencies.—
Jake Parks,
Discover Magazine,
5 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Perhaps there is no more probative example of this when the current president would not rule out using American military force to take Greenland and/or the Panama Canal.—
Letters to the Editor,
Orlando Sentinel,
29 Jan. 2025
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Fulbright shepherded the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution through the Senate in 1964, but two years later, his probative hearings helped shift public opinion against the war.—
James Goldgeier,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Aug. 2018
Adjective
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Since Naeher announced the end of her international career, Hayes has called in six goalkeepers (counting her preliminary squad and January training camp), with no clarity on who has the upper hand to start.—
Jeff Rueter,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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Devlin said his preliminary investigation found that officers with the Bridgeport Police Department responded to East Main Street around 5:50 p.m. on a report of a large fight where information suggested that people had gathered in connection with a funeral.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Investigative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/investigative. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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