diggers

plural of digger, chiefly Australian & New Zealand

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Noun
  • Enter Orsolya, who shows up at the door with some gendarmes and an official eviction notice and gives Ion twenty minutes to quit the premises.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026
  • At the same time, there's enough nonsense, edging into ridiculousness, that the series might best be approached as a black action-comedy — at the end of the opening scene, the gendarmes are splattered with pieces of supermodel — or a very fancy B (maybe C) picture.
    Robert Lloyd, Houston Chronicle, 21 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The Dawgs still had five Top 200 overall recruits in town a week ago.
    Jeff Sentell, AJC.com, 12 June 2026
  • Peasant growers’ resistance to these operations fueled the Shining Path insurgency by providing recruits and creating an opening for the guerrillas to interpose themselves between the farmers and the police.
    Michelle D. Paranzino, The Conversation, 11 June 2026
Noun
  • What Argentinian Bitcoin Enthusiasts Say Adorni’s BTC story doesn’t align with what Argentinian Bitcoin veterans experienced.
    Javier Bastardo, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
  • First-round pick Malachi Lawrence, the 23rd overall selection from Central Florida, drew praise from veterans Kenny Clark and Rashan Gary for his technique and work ethic at OTAs.
    Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 June 2026
Noun
  • In 2001, when Germany still had conscription, the headcount was 300,000 — more than a third of them conscripts.
    ABC News, ABC News, 4 May 2026
  • Joining doesn’t come without complications for a country that effectively cannot order its conscripts to fight overseas.
    Liam Denning, Bloomberg, 12 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The reigning European champions are priced at +450 to win it all.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 12 June 2026
  • Now, eight of the past 11 NBA champions have worn his jewelry on their fingers.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
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