as in looks (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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The film explores the iconic partnership between Fonteyn, a 42-year-old prima ballerina and Britain’s most famous dancer, and Rudolf Nureyev, the 23-year-old rebellious Soviet defector who became her partner on stage (and, it was rumored, off it as well).—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
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The film explores the private joy and pain behind their public personas, capturing their unique chemistry.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
22 Apr. 2026
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The National Transportation Safety Board investigates accidents across the United States.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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But Scott Munro, head of the NYPD Detectives’ Endowment Association, on Wednesday defended the cops actions in the video, urging people not to rush to judgement as NYPD Internal Affairs investigates.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Digs (into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/digs%20%28into%29. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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