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Adjective
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The next chapter rewinds the timeline only a day or so, revealing poignant context for Adnan’s exploratory spirit in the previous two.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
30 May 2025 -
From Theory to Action In 2023, most firms were in the exploratory phase.—
Angelica Krystle Donati,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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For example, my agency recently shot an experimental commercial for a carmaker that leveraged a hybrid approach to create alternate versions—one in snow and one in the desert.—
Dustin Callif,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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These experimental vaccines appear to provide slightly stronger protection against both variants.—
Alice Park,
Time,
28 May 2025
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My key takeaways from this conference included the importance of relational and developmental leadership, systems literacy and the democratization of leadership tools.—
Maureen Metcalf,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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Long-term exposure may contribute to developmental delays, lower IQ and behavioral issues in children.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
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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
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Thursday’s preliminary injunction made that relief more long term and acknowledged the irreparable harm that Chung could otherwise face.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
5 June 2025
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Officials believe the girls most likely died by asphyxiation, according to a preliminary report filed with the Chelan County Superior Court, Fox 13 Seattle reported.—
Nicole Acosta,
People.com,
5 June 2025
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“Investigative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/investigative. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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