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she tried to dig up any information she could for the report on sharks
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The researchers dug up 6,594 solar twins within roughly 1,000 light-years of Earth.
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Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 12 Mar. 2026
My dog slipped outside and dug up the neighbor’s garden.
—Florence Taylor Barner, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
The creature was then dug up and reanimated through the eyes of Terence Fisher in 1957, Mel Brooks in 1974 and Kenneth Branagh in 1994, to name a few.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 6 Mar. 2026
Once the flowers and foliage fade, the bulbs should be dug up from the garden, allowed to dry, and stored until the fall to begin the chilling process again.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2026
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Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 12 Mar. 2026
My dog slipped outside and dug up the neighbor’s garden.
—Florence Taylor Barner, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
The creature was then dug up and reanimated through the eyes of Terence Fisher in 1957, Mel Brooks in 1974 and Kenneth Branagh in 1994, to name a few.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 6 Mar. 2026
Once the flowers and foliage fade, the bulbs should be dug up from the garden, allowed to dry, and stored until the fall to begin the chilling process again.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2026
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“Dig up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dig%20up. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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