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she tried to dig up any information she could for the report on sharks
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Even digging up supporting technical literature and links to pass on would not guarantee the idea was taken up.
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David Hambling, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Which is why low-wage laborers around the globe risk their lives burning old extension cords or dousing circuit boards with chemicals to retrieve metals that other low-wage workers risked their lives to dig up in the first place.
—Vince Beiser, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
Rumors circulated, trying to dig up dirt on him or tarnish his reputation.
—Jim McDermott, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Nov. 2024
The following day, on Jan. 8, detectives and coroner investigators dug up the body.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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David Hambling, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Which is why low-wage laborers around the globe risk their lives burning old extension cords or dousing circuit boards with chemicals to retrieve metals that other low-wage workers risked their lives to dig up in the first place.
—Vince Beiser, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
Rumors circulated, trying to dig up dirt on him or tarnish his reputation.
—Jim McDermott, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Nov. 2024
The following day, on Jan. 8, detectives and coroner investigators dug up the body.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Dig up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dig%20up. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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