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From a Forgotten Grave to a Landmark Discovery The artifact was originally excavated about 100 years ago from a cemetery at Badari in Upper Egypt, found in Grave 3932 — the burial of an adult man.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026 -
The artifact was originally excavated about 100 years ago from a cemetery at Badari in Upper Egypt.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2026
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All testers dug the cavernous main compartment, which features stretchy crisscrossing straps that helped lash clothes down, keeping contents organized on the road.—
Drew Zieff,
Outside,
17 Feb. 2026
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Chicago residents dug a little deeper into their wallets to pay for city parking, as rates increased due to the city’s lopsided parking meter deal.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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The Baltimore Department of Housing has issued 224 citations for walks that have not been shoveled from Monday through Thursday of this week.—
Mike Hellgren,
CBS News,
7 Feb. 2026
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Twelve thousand miles of sidewalk were shovelled.—
Naaman Zhou,
New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2026
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The Giants are betting on the upside of a bullpen that has already been strip-mined of talent.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Like those auteurs, Lisa McGee broke through with a sui generis comedy that mined aspects of her own experience to find authentic humor in a harrowing situation.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Delved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delved. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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