deep dive
n.— «It has been conducting extensive surveys (called “deep dives,” in polling parlance) of 2,000 people in the Baltimore/Washington region this summer.» —“Survey takes pulse of city and beyond” by Doug Donovan Baltimore Sun (Md.) July 3, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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