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she tried to dig up any information she could for the report on sharks
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Another problem is the chipmunks and squirrels, who will dig up and eat your bulbs.
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Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Oct. 2025
Animals like squirrels, chipmunks, and deer often thwart gardeners' efforts by digging up or eating flowering bulbs.
—Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Oct. 2025
The Wisconsin farmer murdered two women, and dug up graves, stealing corpses and using body parts as decoration in his homemade house of horrors.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
The third season centers on Ed Gein, a murderer known to kill women, wear their skin and faces, and dig up graves.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
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Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Oct. 2025
Animals like squirrels, chipmunks, and deer often thwart gardeners' efforts by digging up or eating flowering bulbs.
—Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Oct. 2025
The Wisconsin farmer murdered two women, and dug up graves, stealing corpses and using body parts as decoration in his homemade house of horrors.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
The third season centers on Ed Gein, a murderer known to kill women, wear their skin and faces, and dig up graves.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 9 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 16 Oct. 2025.
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