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Verb
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On summer breaks from university, Gilmore also worked at the port, painting buildings, shoveling coal on a steamship and crewing on harbor boats.—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026 -
Barona Band of Mission Indians Tribal Council members joined Ramona Municipal Water District directors to shovel dirt to kick off the start of construction.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 June 2026
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Northwestern plans to start excavating the site later this year but still needs several state and city approvals before launching construction, most likely in 2027.—
Brian J. Rogal,
Chicago Tribune,
11 June 2026
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Identifying an early giant scorpion Working with eight fossils excavated over the years from three sites, the study team used CT scans and other tools to take a closer look at the specimen in the Natural History Museum’s collection.—
Shraddha Chakradhar,
CNN Money,
10 June 2026
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“Hollow (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hollow%20%28out%29. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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