dug up
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Essentially, for every 100 pounds of rock dug up, there are five pounds of rare earth oxides.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
He retrieved a backpack with water from his engine, sprayed into the ground with a couple gallons of water and dug up the dirt with his hand tool until he was satisfied it was cool.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026
He is examining a pile of rich red earth, dug up a few hours before by local gravediggers to make space for a coffin.
From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026
I even dug up my old copy of “The Artist’s Way,” how’s that for effort?
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025
I dug up Radar’s e-mail about his Omnictionary program and downloaded the plug-in.
From "Paper Towns" by John Green
