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she tried to dig up any information she could for the report on sharks
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Two chariot wheels were probably initially buried here, but the other one was likely dug up or destroyed by a modern plow, Young tells Smithsonian magazine.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2025
The baby mammoth had been preserved in permafrost until she was dug up in the cold Russian province of Yakutia last year.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2025
The plot involved forcing Xu’s elderly father to fly to the U.S. and dropping him on Xu’s sister-in-law’s doorstep on April 5, 2017.
McMahon, who was paid more than $19,000, was asked to dig up information on Xu and his family.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 6 Apr. 2025
Graffiti was spray-painted on the Turnberry golf resort and the golf course was dug up.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 31 Mar. 2025
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2025
The baby mammoth had been preserved in permafrost until she was dug up in the cold Russian province of Yakutia last year.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2025
The plot involved forcing Xu’s elderly father to fly to the U.S. and dropping him on Xu’s sister-in-law’s doorstep on April 5, 2017.
McMahon, who was paid more than $19,000, was asked to dig up information on Xu and his family.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 6 Apr. 2025
Graffiti was spray-painted on the Turnberry golf resort and the golf course was dug up.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Dig up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dig%20up. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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