dig (into)

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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Verb
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    Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • While some diseases, like seasonal allergies, asthma, and autoimmune diseases, are known to cause eosinophilia, or an abnormally high number of these cells, the role of eosinophilia in chronic pain hasn’t been well explored.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2025
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  • Following the shootout at Bushkill, the FBI launched a probe into the task force to investigate whether there was someone on the inside feeding information to the Dark Hearts.
    Megan McCluskey, Time, 13 Oct. 2025
  • There were no injuries and the case is being investigated, Mauk said.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2025
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  • From migrants and colonizers to gossip and war, Emily Wilson examines The Aeneid and its relevance to the modern world.
    tumblr.com, tumblr.com, 11 Oct. 2025
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    Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Dig (into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dig%20%28into%29. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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