as in excavated
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The site was first excavated beginning in 1995, and in 2018, scientists began collecting, analyzing and radiocarbon dating fossils unearthed from El Gigante rubbish piles.—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025 -
The complaint did not say if the area was excavated or what was wrapped in the plastic.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
13 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Healy asked at the committee meeting whether the village had investigated renting screens when needed.—
Mike Nolan,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Apr. 2025
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Colocation data centers involve renting space for servers and computing hardware rather than relying on in-house or private facilities.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Since most boar spears had cross-guard features near the spearhead, this was often used to trigger the gun once the spear had penetrated the prey.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Apr. 2025
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None of the bullets penetrated the glass.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
9 Apr. 2025
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But Francis also contradicted himself and split some very specific hairs regarding LGBTQ+ rights.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them.,
21 Apr. 2025
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Shortly after their divorce, Hurley announced her engagement to the Australian cricketer Shane Warne, and the couple split in 2013.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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“Burrowed (into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burrowed%20%28into%29. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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