The phrase "probed why" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing an inquiry or investigation into the reasons behind a particular situation or behavior.
Example: "The researcher probed why participants responded differently to the survey questions."
Alternatives: "investigated the reasons" or "inquired about the cause".
The award's panel said the Post and Courier's seven-part series, Till Death Do Us Part, "probed why South Carolina is among the deadliest states in the union for women and put the issue of what to do about it on the state's agenda".
When probed why he took this action, Brandt responded, "It's like a reference.
The group hasn't probed why this is happening: There could be innocent errors on ClinicalTrials.gov or typos in publications.
Although still early in her career, Cirulli has already worked on studies that tracked elusive disease-resistance genes in hot peppers, probed why some people infected with HIV are better at keeping the virus in check, and identified the cause of a rare genetic disease.
"What are the things that, in your view, would be OK?" Breyer appeared to want Rein to say explicitly that race is never acceptable -- a theme that Ginsburg explored when she probed why UT had a Top Ten Percent plan to begin with.
When probed why TBAs were so few, respondents gave varying answers.
CERN discovery of a tiny effect in particles called D mesons provides fresh way to probe why matter exists.
This is the inquiry set up to probe why the project was more than 100% over budget and delivered five years late in a much reduced form.
There are ways to finesse that rule, but the program doesn't probe why the Norwegian government hasn't tried harder to find them.
Earlier, in General Clark's home state, Arkansas, the Republican chairman, Ed Gillespie, said: "Just Tuesday, he demanded that Congress probe why our country went into Iraq.
Schiff said an investigation into this matter might also probe why the administration is dragging its feet on divulging its public conclusion on the killing.
