plumb
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When Emma Hayes took the reins of the women’s national soccer team in 2024, one of her first goals was to plumb the depths of the team’s talent pool.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2026
Or maybe we’ll plumb new depths of dysfunction in the coming year.
From Salon • Dec. 31, 2025
She had focused on romance stories about Navy SEALs but realized she was trying too hard to plumb an unfamiliar topic.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025
The 30-year-old set the tone early with a full delivery in his first over that had Young trapped plumb in front.
From BBC • Oct. 29, 2025
The master mason checked continually with his level to make sure the stones were perfectly horizontal and with his plumb line to make sure that the wall was perfectly vertical.
From "Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction" by David Macaulay
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