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digs (into)

verb

present tense third-person singular of dig (into)

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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Through the prism of music and art, the drama explores facets of Asunción society during the dictatorship of Alfredo Stroessner.

— John Hopewell, Variety, 8 Nov. 2026
Catherine Thomas, managing director of Art Acumen, whose work explores creativity, cultural participation and workplace experience, sees a similar tension in professional life.

— Sonal Nain, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2026

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Arunkumar said the medical examiner’s office thoroughly investigates the cases it is called on to determine whether heat was a main or contributing factor.

— Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
Jonah investigates without actually being employed by the police, and a few other preposterous scenes will undoubtedly force viewers to suspend disbelief.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 30 Oct. 2026

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