as in looking (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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Brains and institutions alike are both drawn to exploit what already looks promising, often at the expense of exploring what’s merely interesting, awkward, or unfinished.—
Rachel Barr,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026 -
Tripadvisor just released its annual trendcast report, exploring the themes predicted to dominate travel this year, based on the travel website’s booking, behavioral, and search data.—
Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Since last summer, police in Northern California have been investigating a hidden camera found in a public bathroom at a Kaiser Medical Center in Vallejo.—
Jeff Nguyen,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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The chamber is reportedly investigating the incident.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
27 Jan. 2026
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The study was helmed by a group of German scientists examining the effects of ocean acidity.—
Justin Klawans,
TheWeek,
26 Jan. 2026
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Future studies will focus on improving the model, testing the system in larger groups and examining how real-time physiological data can inform care outside the clinic.—
Mayo Clinic News Network,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2026
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“Digging (into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/digging%20%28into%29. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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