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Meanings of probing for in English

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Usage of probing for in English
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The young scientist was relentless in probing for information on our experiences.
Riding rockets
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Lysandra merely watched, conserving her energy, her own eyes probing for weaknesses.
Gladiatrix
3
Then began the probing for pieces of metal in my wounds.
"Over There" with the Australians
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Sulbazghi took her wrist in his chubby hand, gently probing for a pulse.
Surface detail
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The doctor was probing for the bullet when I wired you.
Big Timber: A Story of the Northwest
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He began talking to the other hellhawks, probing for emotional nuances.
The Naked God
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Other trekked through fields probing for chinks in the well-guarded frontier.
Reuters
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The search continued, Rosalind working while her mind twisted the puzzle, probing for answers.
The spurned viscountess
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She was not probing for intimate details, just basic facts.
Accidentally the sheikh's wife
10
He was probing for a bullet in her left hand.
The Swindler and Other Stories
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I leaned down and stuck a hand under my seat, probing for a light.
Calamity jayne
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He could feel that other out there, still probing for him in the night.
The Child Thief
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Lind reached for the wrist again, probing for the pulse that had apparently ceased.
And the deep blue sea
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He was probing for her thoughts with keen, narrowed eyes.
The Bells of San Juan
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Nuts, he thought impatiently, why waste time probing for it?
Go home, stranger
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She knew what it was: a seeker beam from Stinger's ship, probing for the lifepod.
Stinger
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United States of America
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United Kingdom
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