as in to find
to come upon after searching, study, or effort
she tried to dig up any information she could for the report on sharks
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Recent Examples of dig up
Researchers have since dug up Asgard DNA all over the world, including in North Carolina and Yellowstone National Park.
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Quanta Magazine, 28 Oct. 2024
Kazakhstan, Damba, June 24, 2024 - Excavators are digging up the mouth of the Ural, where the river flows into the Caspian.
—Photovogue, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2024
Leaf, meanwhile, is still focused on digging up election fraud from four years ago but appears to have moved beyond Michigan.
—Rich Schapiro, NBC News, 3 Nov. 2024
Large machines dug up the rocky waste and pulverized it into powder and gravel.
—Greg Jackson, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
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Quanta Magazine, 28 Oct. 2024
Kazakhstan, Damba, June 24, 2024 - Excavators are digging up the mouth of the Ural, where the river flows into the Caspian.
—Photovogue, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2024
Leaf, meanwhile, is still focused on digging up election fraud from four years ago but appears to have moved beyond Michigan.
—Rich Schapiro, NBC News, 3 Nov. 2024
Large machines dug up the rocky waste and pulverized it into powder and gravel.
—Greg Jackson, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
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Popular on Variety Moreover, those who have highly specialized skills — research, analytics, marketing, finance — can find themselves in demand as consultants and contract workers from the same companies that have gutted their teams through layoffs.Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 14 Dec. 2024
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Good catchers are hard to find, and the Cubs viewed the possibility of trading for one as increasingly unlikely.Sahadev Sharma, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
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Through the Zillow Owner Dashboard, homeowners can track their property's value, explore pricing options for potential sales and learn about market trends in their area.Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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To learn more about the efforts on Wall Street or to shop local vendors, visit miracleonwallstavl.com.Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2024
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Gupta provides an example of Bayer, which is developing a cutting-edge platform to help discover insights from images.Dr. Sai Balasubramanian, M.D., J.D., Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Read on to discover how even the toughest patina can be addressed.Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2024
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However, the process is slow due to the time and costs involved in locating each person, obtaining their DNA and testing it.Doc Louallen, ABC News, 13 Dec. 2024
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Naila immediately began calling anyone in Syria who might help locate her sister and her family.Salma Abdelaziz, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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The two teams clashed in freezing conditions on Sunday, with Bills fans and staff having spent the weekend digging out snow so that the game could go ahead.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
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The most intense bouts of lake-effect snow will come to an end Tuesday, but some areas will only have about 24 hours or less to dig out before a storm sweeps through the region.Mary Gilbert, CNN, 3 Dec. 2024
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The suit, which originally only named Combs as a defendant, alleges that a woman who identified herself only as Jane Doe was trying to get into the VMAs in New York City the night of the assault.Shyla Watson, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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The way he's gotten to F1 has been a little difficult the last couple of years.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Dig up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dig%20up. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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