pits

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Excavations at the active pits and conservation of fossils will continue during the closure, albeit in different conditions than many fossil handlers are used to.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Throughout “Ike and Winston” Mr. Jordan, a federal bankruptcy judge and author of several well-regarded works of history, pits “Winston the romantic against Ike the realist.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The other quarter-final in their part of the draw pits Sorana Cirstea, whose impending retirement is fuelling the 36-year-old Romanian's success, against Russian eighth seed Mirra Andreeva.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

Mines extract gneiss and granite for construction from the gigantic pits that now ring the village of Chatru Ki Dhani, home to fewer than 200 people.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

Just a few yards away was a huge hole, one of the grave-like pits caused by the earthquake.

From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis