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as in grubbing
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as in crouching
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The study team investigated 54 crouching burials that had previously been found at 11 archaeological sites.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025 -
The animatronic Death Eater crouching on a bookshelf casts a spell, then Dolores Umbridge appears on a screen, then a rhinoceros-like Erumpent tries to gore the riders with its horn.—
Bianca Bosker,
The Atlantic,
14 Sep. 2025
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Study scope and main findings The researchers examined dozens of pre-Neolithic burials in which skeletons were placed in tightly crouched or squatting positions and, in many cases, showed patches of burning.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Sep. 2025
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While squatting weight in high school gym class, Welch, 18, felt his right knee become uncomfortable.—
Angelina Liu,
People.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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The fact that Ryan Murphy’s American Love Story is shooting in the neighborhood is dredging everything back up again.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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The changes a deepwater port could bring The Army Corps of Engineers this month issued a $400 million contract to begin the first phase of the port project, which will ultimately include dredging sediment from the ocean so bigger ships can dock.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
27 Aug. 2025
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Your back hurts from hunching over your laptop.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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While excavating the ruins, archaeologists from the University of Haifa's Zinman Institute of Archaeology were struck by a floor design at the entrance of an ancient building.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Other mining jobs include continuous mining machine operators, excavating/loading machine and dragline operators, and construction equipment operators.—
Noël Fletcher,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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More than 3,200 young Nepalis are currently huddling in an online discussion on social media messaging platform Discord to debate who will officially take part in the talks and what issues will be discussed.—
Sonal Nain,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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Videos circulating online showed the gruesome scene as Kirk slumped over, and people ducked to the ground before running away and huddling in nearby buildings.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Burrowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burrowing. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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