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In Gaza, in their search for hostages, Israeli forces have raided hospitals, dug up gravesites and scoured tunnels used by Hamas to evade capture and hide from Israeli bombs.
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Shira Rubin, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
The 2021 research team dug up their bottle in the middle of the night, to protect the seeds from sun exposure — and to protect the location of the remaining bottles.
—Kate Golembiewski, Discover Magazine, 5 Apr. 2024
Some leaders pushed back and stated that efforts to focus on DEI only made matters worse or dug up problems where there were none.
—Heather V. MacArthur, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
Decades ago, miners dug up sand and gravel from much of the land that’s now the two-platform stop.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Feb. 2024
Eager to dig up the rare earth metals necessary for modern weapons systems?
—Michael Rosen, National Review, 28 Mar. 2024
Forensic experts and volunteers have spent months finding and digging up remains of the cult members.
—David McKenzie, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
He is believed to have dug up the journal of a pregnant singer named Joanna, who allegedly killed herself via poison after her father murdered her lover and hung him in the dressing room.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 21 Mar. 2024
When archaeologists began to dig up cuneiform texts in the 19th century, a further peculiarity emerged: Esther and her cousin Mordecai shared names with Ishtar and her cousin Marduk, two of the most prominent deities in ancient Mesopotamia.
—Esther Brownsmith, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2024
Shira Rubin, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
The 2021 research team dug up their bottle in the middle of the night, to protect the seeds from sun exposure — and to protect the location of the remaining bottles.
—Kate Golembiewski, Discover Magazine, 5 Apr. 2024
Some leaders pushed back and stated that efforts to focus on DEI only made matters worse or dug up problems where there were none.
—Heather V. MacArthur, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
Decades ago, miners dug up sand and gravel from much of the land that’s now the two-platform stop.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Feb. 2024
Eager to dig up the rare earth metals necessary for modern weapons systems?
—Michael Rosen, National Review, 28 Mar. 2024
Forensic experts and volunteers have spent months finding and digging up remains of the cult members.
—David McKenzie, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
He is believed to have dug up the journal of a pregnant singer named Joanna, who allegedly killed herself via poison after her father murdered her lover and hung him in the dressing room.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 21 Mar. 2024
When archaeologists began to dig up cuneiform texts in the 19th century, a further peculiarity emerged: Esther and her cousin Mordecai shared names with Ishtar and her cousin Marduk, two of the most prominent deities in ancient Mesopotamia.
—Esther Brownsmith, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2024
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