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excavation

[eks-kuh-vey-shuhn] / ˌɛks kəˈveɪ ʃən /


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The remaining $36.6 million was used on sitework such as clearing, grading, excavation and utility installation.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

The discovery might have been missed if not for careful attention during excavation.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Residents were advised to keep windows and doors closed during the fire and the excavation process required to extinguish it.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

Residents say the demolitions began two days before Christmas, when excavation teams accompanied by armed police moved into sections of the waterfront settlement facing the Atlantic Ocean.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

He then contacted Professor Rodney Young at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology and asked him if the museum would undertake an excavation of the Gelidonya shipwreck.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler




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