unearthed

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The pavilion houses a giant boxcar that was unearthed outside the Majdanek concentration and death camp in Poland, and is believed to have transported Jews to the camp during the Holocaust.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

It said Adam had unearthed something in it, and he could help it to reach full consciousness.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

America’s 250th anniversary planners had a seemingly simple mandate from Congress: Bury a time capsule in Philadelphia, with artifacts to be unearthed in another 250 years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

That it does, which is why these books have been unearthed from the stacks yet again.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

I pushed them off my lap as if I had unearthed a scorpion.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu