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dig

[dig] / dɪg /








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A graveyard caretaker wonders, “Why did they have to go and dig up Jason? Some people have a strange idea of entertainment.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

First up, hosts Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers dig into what is causing inflation and why bananas should actually cost more than they do.

From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2026

But when you dig into the scientific research, the findings are more nuanced.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Dr Lindsay said a stone mason who visited the dig suggested the slabs' smooth surfaces were the result of people walking on them over many years.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

The next morning we were all sitting down for breakfast and I was about to dig in when Mama said, “Ida B, Daddy and I need to talk to you about school.”

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan

The Escondida mine in northern Chile yearly digs up around five percent of the world's copper, which is essential for the energy transition, artificial intelligence and defense.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

Rebecca Onion digs into the movie’s many twists and turns, culminating in “the psychological-thriller equivalent of a plot quadruple axel.”

From Slate ● Oct. 5, 2026

They are the items most likely to be on student insurance claims - after being stolen from digs, cars, public transport and bars and restaurants.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

But it’s not because the Sparks’ ownership wanted to do what Mark Davis did with the Las Vegas Aces when he was the first owner to provide fancy new digs in 2023.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

My mother used to travel with him, but then they had me and they took too long trying to decide if they wanted to take me to the digs.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia

“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

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

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

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

The company is digging in on its plans to lay off as many as 500 workers at its Stelco operations as the government weighs legal options to protect workers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

And also involves a sort of treasure hunt and some digging in the ground.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

But the crate digging, which I also did in physical record stores, was always worth it when you found your new favorite band or heard the summer’s hit track long before any of your friends.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

His brother Fintan told BBC News NI there was "talk that he was digging into collusion, digging into the finances of the LVF but there was never any proof".

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Every day, the trench we are digging around the obelisk becomes an inch deeper.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman

But I was interested in the fact that he accumulated so much power, and so that was the basis on which I dug in back in 2022.

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026

Exploring the dunes at night, Raul saw many scorpions searching for prey but as temperatures rose after sunrise, the scorpion dug into the sand to escape the intense heat.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

They dug into Díaz’ biomechanics and found that his hip position was different from last year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

They dug into the results for “occupations where we absolutely need them in society,” but where “we know the earnings are really low,” like education and social work, Velez said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

Fin-Kedinn tossed over a horn spoon, and for a while Torak forgot about everything as he dug in hungrily.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver


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