burrowing

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The club's nickname 'Los Tuzos', translates to 'the gophers', referring to a burrowing rodent found in North and Central America and serving as a nod to their mining heritage.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

He is used to it and protects himself by burrowing deeper into his daily routine.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

A giant barn owl, a type of rodent called a hutia, and a burrowing bee entered a cave.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Poitras and Goldin are burrowing deeper, looking at what fuels our humanity and drives our will to live.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

Under the microscopes, their long tails furiously lashing, spermatozoa were burrowing head first into eggs; and, fertilized, the eggs were expanding, dividing, or if bokanovskified, budding and breaking up into whole populations of separate embryos.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley