as in discovery
the act or process of sighting or learning the existence of something for the first time
the unearthing of a prehistoric man who had been preserved in an Alpine glacier proved to be a great boon to science
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Noun
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The citizen reported the discovery to the agency on the night of May 15.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA Today,
17 May 2025 -
According to The Guardian, the discovery was made by David Carpenter, a professor of medieval history at King’s College London, who examined the 1327 document via the Harvard law school online library.—
Tessa Solomon for ARTnews,
Robb Report,
16 May 2025
Noun
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And the findings from the recent studies make sense of why.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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The finding suggests that there could be tens of thousands of people like Ian in the United States—many in nursing homes where caretakers might have no clue that their patients silently understand and think and feel.—
Sarah Zhang,
The Atlantic,
16 May 2025
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“Unearthing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unearthing. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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