excavate
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They used handheld shovels to excavate blocks of salt, which were processed locally before being shipped around the country.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
"Large impact basins or craters excavate deep into the asteroid, which gives clues about what its interior is made of," said Namya Baijal, a doctoral candidate at the LPL and first author of the paper.
From Science Daily • Mar. 17, 2026
In 2022, Sereno returned with a 100-person team and 64 Nigerien guards to excavate the "earth-shattering site".
From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026
The team at Bournemouth University have applied to Historic England for a grant to excavate the timbers on the presumption it is part of the protected wreck.
From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026
It was one thing to excavate a stone from the archway, but how were they going to explain a five-foot-tall rabbit with golden antlers?
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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