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[dig] / dɪg /








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Those estimates will get updated after investors dig through Thursday’s latest inflation report.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

The phrase is repeated every time the teams dig deep enough to believe they may be close to a survivor.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

That can offset some or all of the cost, and you can dig less deeply into your cash reserves to fund the conversion.

From MarketWatch Aug. 6, 2026

Reichl had the courage to dig deeper and show people a different side of food writing in a time when most people only read the food section for the ads.

From Salon Aug. 6, 2026

I flip onto my side and dig through my backpack for earphones.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

Meanwhile, from our podcast team, the three-part special series “The AI Therapist” digs into the promise of mental-health chatbots to help people in moments of need and the dangers that could come with them.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

She digs into why it’s so appealing—and why it’s also become the most abused trope on BookTok.

From Slate Aug. 6, 2026

Roman walls in the area have been known about since the 1930s, but digs in recent years have led to new discoveries, including a Roman forum and a theatre.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

Both of the youngsters fledged, or took their first flight from the nest, but are still hanging around their natal digs, enjoying parental food deliveries and protection from intruders.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

She digs through her pocket and offers Andre a handful of crumpled bills.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

“It seemed like it digged the piece,” Aitken said, as wide-eyed and sincere as he is when talking about all of his work.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 13, 2024

Spade never digged a pit as murky, foul, treacherous as that which gapes for the spirit of a golfer who is off his form.

From Time Magazine Archive

But he that had received one went and digged in the earth and hid his lord's money.

From Time Magazine Archive

Then, as a double precaution against double voting, each digged his fingers in a pot of indelible ink and presented his forearm to let one square inch of hair be shaved off.

From Time Magazine Archive

Men were laboring with Mattocks & Axes & Picks & rustic Grubbing Hoes — & together they digged out & built up the Breastworks & Redoubts at the Eminence of the Hill.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson

He kept trying to escape, digging beneath bars, testing and pulling at them.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

GUANGHAN, China—In July 1986, workers at a brick factory in southwestern China were digging for clay when they hit upon something unexpected: dozens of dazzling pieces of jade.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 8, 2026

"We've been here since day one, digging holes all the way down to the ground floor," the 50-year-old carpenter told AFP.

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

Twenty-four years ago, it was very easy to turn away from something you had to go digging for in the first place.

From Salon Aug. 6, 2026

“So…,” Nine said, digging an old raisin from the heap and lobbing it into Clare’s wagon.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

Shellfish, bread, beer circulate around firepits dug into sand.

From Salon Aug. 11, 2026

"We have carried out some geophysical surveys but the buildings have never been dug so their secrets remain hidden except for these rare moments when their outlines appear in the lawns," he added.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

The company’s global competitors have also dug into North America, and Whirlpool’s market share among major U.S. retailers has slipped in recent years, according to the research firm OpenBrand.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

Emily Bary dug into the company’s results and looked ahead at what investors can expect for Apple’s profit margins in the coming quarters.

From MarketWatch Jul. 31, 2026

It was almost sunup when I arrived at the hole Papa and I had dug.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls




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