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she tried to dig up any information she could for the report on sharks
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Splitting plants is fairly easy: First, dig up your entire plant, pull apart the roots gently, and then cut them into multiple pieces with a sharp tool.
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Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 7 Aug. 2024
Other witnesses interviewed by ABC News said the Israeli troops then proceeded to demolish homes, raid public buildings and dig up water pipes and roads with armored bulldozers, providing photo and video evidence that ABC News was able to geolocate to places in Jenin.
—Camilla Alcini, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2024
Israel’s military has dug up, plowed over and bombed more than 20 cemeteries, according to satellite imagery analyzed by investigative outlet Bellingcat.
—Julia Frankel and Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024
Both feature a retractable mop that can lift itself up to keep your carpets dry, along with dual rubber roller brushes that can dig up dirt from carpets extremely well.
—Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 9 Aug. 2024
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Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 7 Aug. 2024
Other witnesses interviewed by ABC News said the Israeli troops then proceeded to demolish homes, raid public buildings and dig up water pipes and roads with armored bulldozers, providing photo and video evidence that ABC News was able to geolocate to places in Jenin.
—Camilla Alcini, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2024
Israel’s military has dug up, plowed over and bombed more than 20 cemeteries, according to satellite imagery analyzed by investigative outlet Bellingcat.
—Julia Frankel and Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024
Both feature a retractable mop that can lift itself up to keep your carpets dry, along with dual rubber roller brushes that can dig up dirt from carpets extremely well.
—Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 9 Aug. 2024
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“Dig up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dig%20up. Accessed 13 Sep. 2024.
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