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

The pattern closely resembles the scales seen in modern worm lizards, which are small burrowing reptiles still alive today.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026

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

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

The authorities in charge of protecting the burrowing owls would never block construction of the pancake house based on such fuzzy evidence.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen