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to look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something
I roughly dug through the closet looking for my shoes
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Other video showed massive piles of debris as people climbed and searched around the colossal heaps.
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Since then, she had been spotted on multiple game cameras on other properties in the county but was always gone by the time the area was searched, Sheriff Nathan Johnson said.
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People planning to visit CityWalk, and not the theme park, do not need a ticket to enter but are subject to the same park security protocols — waiting in line to go through a metal detector and have your bag scanned.
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Now, Seales and his team have scanned 45 scrolls.
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Amazon‘s Wondery is aiming to amplify the game of Boardroom, the media company founded by NBA champion Kevin Durant and his business partner Rich Kleiman, under a wide-ranging deal.
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Things to do Menorca’s art scene dates from the 1960s when the Grupo Menorca founded the island’s first contemporary art gallery.
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“Dug (through).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dug%20%28through%29. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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