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digging up



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But their ambitions extend beyond digging up ore.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

BHP has significantly divested from thermal coal in recent years, but still has a stake in Australian mines digging up the fossil fuel for steelmaking.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Also notable is that the press seems incapable of digging up information like this itself, or incorporating FDD’s people into its stable of quote-providers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

David Moss, 36, from Cheshire, was left in disbelief and said he had "goosebumps" after digging up two clay pots in north Wales.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2025

Second, oak trees evolved to make nuts of a size and taste suitable for squirrels, which we’ve all seen burying, digging up, and eating acorns.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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