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she tried to dig up any information she could for the report on sharks
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Stacey and his ex-wife, Sarah Wondra, were named suspects by local police in 2022 after investigators dug up their backyard in search for the boy's remains, which have not been found, the Statesman reported.
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Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
To keep gophers and moles out, gardeners had to put their own screens under the ground to keep them from digging up to the plants.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
These bulbs typically only last one season and are dug up and composted after blooming.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2025
British police are looking into media reports that in 2011 Andrew had asked one of his police officers to dig up dirt on Giuffre.
—Reuters 9 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
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Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
To keep gophers and moles out, gardeners had to put their own screens under the ground to keep them from digging up to the plants.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
These bulbs typically only last one season and are dug up and composted after blooming.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2025
British police are looking into media reports that in 2011 Andrew had asked one of his police officers to dig up dirt on Giuffre.
—Reuters 9 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dig up
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“Dig up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dig%20up. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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