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as in investigates
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communities must explore new ways of raising money for their cultural institutions
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Recent Examples of explores
The picture book explores the MVP’s journey to stardom and his drive to never give up.
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Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
24 June 2026
Running through the summer, the show explores the science of how living things (human or otherwise) might breathe, eat and work in extreme conditions beyond Earth.
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John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
Rather than serving as a traditional retrospective, the exhibition explores the creative and cultural forces that established Pomellato’s identity from the late 1960s through the 1990s.
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Anthony Demarco,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
In a separate Psychology Today piece, Julieta Zemla explores how scent can shift in meaning as a relationship evolves, drawing on research that links smell to stress regulation between partners.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 June 2026
The video explores how robotic missions, lunar resources, nuclear power, and advanced spacecraft systems are laying the foundation for future human missions.
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Paid Content By Lockheed Martin,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
That’s not to say that every film programmed at DC/DOX explores such news making terrain.
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Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
23 June 2026
An InStyle editor explores Jenner's affinity for the cut and asks jewelry experts to weigh in on its growing appeal.
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Amanda Le,
InStyle,
17 June 2026
As a continuation of the Handmaid’s Tale story, The Testaments explores Gilead from new perspectives, focusing on a group of teenage girls attending a finishing school for Gilead’s elite young women.
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Kathryn Vanarendonk,
Vulture,
17 June 2026
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
24 June 2026
Running through the summer, the show explores the science of how living things (human or otherwise) might breathe, eat and work in extreme conditions beyond Earth.
—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
Rather than serving as a traditional retrospective, the exhibition explores the creative and cultural forces that established Pomellato’s identity from the late 1960s through the 1990s.
—
Anthony Demarco,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
In a separate Psychology Today piece, Julieta Zemla explores how scent can shift in meaning as a relationship evolves, drawing on research that links smell to stress regulation between partners.
—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 June 2026
The video explores how robotic missions, lunar resources, nuclear power, and advanced spacecraft systems are laying the foundation for future human missions.
—
Paid Content By Lockheed Martin,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
That’s not to say that every film programmed at DC/DOX explores such news making terrain.
—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
23 June 2026
An InStyle editor explores Jenner's affinity for the cut and asks jewelry experts to weigh in on its growing appeal.
—
Amanda Le,
InStyle,
17 June 2026
As a continuation of the Handmaid’s Tale story, The Testaments explores Gilead from new perspectives, focusing on a group of teenage girls attending a finishing school for Gilead’s elite young women.
—
Kathryn Vanarendonk,
Vulture,
17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for explores
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Around 4,200 tonnes of textile waste were found, according to OLAF, which investigates fraud against the EU budget.
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To understand why men might have adopted a clothing system that prioritized plainness and conformity over color and change, this book investigates the gradual crystallization of this civic uniform of masculinity.
Verb
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The price weakens for technical reasons, while the market searches for a fundamental explanation after the event.
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In the last three months alone, Depop searches for babydoll dresses have increased by 144%, Y2K low- rise jeans by 102%, and peep toe heels by 108%, according to the platform.
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In a new story, The Washington Post examines how these four women are navigating this increasingly common reality in the United States.
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This hard-to-watch documentary examines the case, how hospital administrators caught Letby, and the complex feelings of the surviving families.
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