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she tried to dig up any information she could for the report on sharks
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With little hope of recovery, the team dug up the last six individuals to bring into human care.
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Dino Grandoni, Washington Post, 13 July 2024
Animals can also dig up the trash or even use it as nesting material.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2024
The crew had hit something while digging up a pit for drainage underneath the stump.
—Sydney Bishop, CNN, 7 July 2024
One week later, in the middle of the night, without telling Mary’s siblings or obtaining the required legal permitting, Bobby Jr. had Mary’s coffin dug up from the Kennedy family plot in Massachusetts and moved 700 away.
—Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 25 June 2024
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Dino Grandoni, Washington Post, 13 July 2024
Animals can also dig up the trash or even use it as nesting material.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2024
The crew had hit something while digging up a pit for drainage underneath the stump.
—Sydney Bishop, CNN, 7 July 2024
One week later, in the middle of the night, without telling Mary’s siblings or obtaining the required legal permitting, Bobby Jr. had Mary’s coffin dug up from the Kennedy family plot in Massachusetts and moved 700 away.
—Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 25 June 2024
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“Dig up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dig%20up. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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