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as in investigates
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Recent Examples of explores
Big horizons meet daily realities as the instinctive Moon explores your pensive 9th house and squares Jupiter in your sensible 6th house.
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Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2026
Cheri Radke’s cozy fantasy debut explores impostor syndrome by way of an unusual succession crisis on the Isle of Summer.
—Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
Featuring a voice cast that includes Odessa A’zion, the show explores fresh mysteries and bridges the events of the original series’ second and third seasons.
—Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 1 Apr. 2026
The abstract painter explores materiality and expression through studies of color and material on unprimed canvases.
—Anya Sesay, jsonline.com, 1 Apr. 2026
The story explores their relationship and the tension between celebrity and private life — told, according to a press release from Penguin Random House, in dual perspectives.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
Simpson’s paradox demonstrates how counterintuitive statistics can be This article is from Proof Positive, our friendly newsletter that explores the joys and peculiarities of math.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 31 Mar. 2026
Loktev also explores one of the reasons the story has captivated so many – that viewers see themselves in the documentary participants.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2026
In this week's Maphead, Ken Jennings explores Cyprus's complicated division of land.
—Selina Denman, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026
Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2026
Cheri Radke’s cozy fantasy debut explores impostor syndrome by way of an unusual succession crisis on the Isle of Summer.
—Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
Featuring a voice cast that includes Odessa A’zion, the show explores fresh mysteries and bridges the events of the original series’ second and third seasons.
—Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 1 Apr. 2026
The abstract painter explores materiality and expression through studies of color and material on unprimed canvases.
—Anya Sesay, jsonline.com, 1 Apr. 2026
The story explores their relationship and the tension between celebrity and private life — told, according to a press release from Penguin Random House, in dual perspectives.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
Simpson’s paradox demonstrates how counterintuitive statistics can be This article is from Proof Positive, our friendly newsletter that explores the joys and peculiarities of math.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 31 Mar. 2026
Loktev also explores one of the reasons the story has captivated so many – that viewers see themselves in the documentary participants.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2026
In this week's Maphead, Ken Jennings explores Cyprus's complicated division of land.
—Selina Denman, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for explores
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Ben Schiffrin, a former attorney at the Securities and Exchange Commission, which investigates insider trading in stocks, told me.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani spoke out against two recent incidents of vandalism at Catholic churches in Queens as the New York City Police Department investigates the mid-March events as hate crimes.—
Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Mar. 2026
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In Dallas — which is hosting more matches than any other US city — searches for housing options are up 230% from last summer, according to the Expedia data from January.—
Maya Davis,
Fortune,
28 Mar. 2026
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The report reveals that searches for DIY home décor were up 79 percent year over year.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
12 Mar. 2026
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The film examines the challenges that Corbell has faced in his efforts to bring a spotlight to his findings.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Mar. 2026
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The show examines the environmental and human cost of the atomic era through an artistic lens, tracing present day nuclear risk back to its Cold War roots.—
Chloe Shrager,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
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