as in to look (into)
to search through or into
we anxiously dug into the old records that we found in the 19th-century house that we were restoring
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Additionally, the train only runs once per day, so travelers who get off to explore will need to stay the night and book another ticket to continue their travels.—
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Future studies using more detailed climate models will explore how these processes interact and whether the salt effect remains strong under more realistic conditions.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Mar. 2026
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The district is also investigating whether Champ’s conduct violated any school policies.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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Cops were investigating a possible gang link to the killing, sources said.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
7 Mar. 2026
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The test examined everything from the launch sequence to the deployment and separation of the reentry vehicles.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Mar. 2026
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The senator also challenged how deeply UConn examined Agwunobi’s record running other hospitals in Georgia, Florida, California and Washington state, as well as his brief tenure on the board of WellCare, a Florida company at the center of a massive Medicaid scandal nearly 20 years ago.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Dig (into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dig%20%28into%29. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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