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as in grubbing
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as in crouching
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Double-bass glissandos hint at hands grubbing in the earth, while abrupt moments of concerted action—notably, an accordion wheezing out an F-sharp-minor chord—suggest flickering signals and transmissions.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026 -
Released in 1958, Attack told of a wealthy heiress, fresh from a stint at a mental institution, who is turned into a giantess and then deals with her philandering husband and his no-good, money-grubbing floozy.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Jan. 2026
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Bystander video captured the sound of at least seven shots and showed people crouching and running for cover.—
Michael R. Sisak,
Fortune,
15 June 2026
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Bystander video captured the sound of at least seven shots and showed people crouching and running for cover.—
Freddie Clayton,
NBC news,
14 June 2026
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Those included the riverwalk, a parking deck, dredging the river and constructing a canoe chute, putting in fountains, decorative pavers, landscaping and streetlights.—
Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
10 June 2026
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The agency is now encouraging ports to pay for the initial step in a process that includes studying, obtaining permits and dredging trade waterways.—
Adam Van Brimmer,
AJC.com,
19 May 2026
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Grant and fellow second-year defensive tackle Jordan Phillips are both squatting upward of 500 pounds, according to Grant.—
David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
9 June 2026
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Corvette, particularly, feels outside of it all, as a woman who dreams of being a designer herself but is currently squatting in a closed fast food chicken shop and being haunted by a boulder of debt (like, literally).—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 May 2026
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Archaeologists excavating an ancient cemetery in Cairo have found a cache of burial objects that could shed new light on funeral practices in one of Egypt‘s most important religious centers.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
1 June 2026
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The one who is excavating the stories that their colleagues, clients, and team members need to share but don’t yet know how to.—
Esther K. Choy,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Your back hurts from hunching over your laptop.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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Like many people, Lauren Wagner thought her back ache was caused by hunching over a desk all day long for work.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 July 2025
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The group stopped for water and snacks every 10 to 15 miles, huddling under a barn during one rainy stretch.—
Steven Sloan,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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The group stopped for water and snacks every 10 to 15 miles (16 to 24 kilometers), huddling under a barn during one rainy stretch.—
Steven Sloan,
Chicago Tribune,
9 June 2026
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“Burrowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burrowing. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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