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delve into sth

Phrasal Verb with delve
 
 
/delv/ verb

Definition

to examine something carefully in order to discover more information about someone or something: I don't like to delve too deeply into his past.
(Definition of delve into sth from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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