digging up
Example Sentences
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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
Michael in 2014 publicly apologized after he suggested digging up dirt on the personal lives of journalists critical of Uber.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
Workers initially excavated the tar pits by capturing massive chunks of earth as if they were digging up a large tree, root ball and all.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026
Australia is very good at digging up its critical minerals, but like most other mining nations has struggled to process them onshore.
From Barron's • Oct. 22, 2025
On a day filled with bright, hot sunshine, I am digging up a plot, getting it ready to plant more wheat.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
