unearth
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“NAZA” eschews probing for guilty feelings, though, because the point is to unearth a process of obliteration: how it works and what it looks like as implemented by the willing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
Most art fairs aim to unearth talent from the vast number of artists toiling in obscurity today, but Independent 20th Century looks to the past in its search for creative gems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Some customers were still coming by, hoping to unearth a rare gem amid the clothes, records, dishes and other items.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
Armed with just "an Drew", Filip's research led him to boxing and military records to unearth the truth.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
Most of that happened earlier, when they were rounding them up, but they still unearth a few these days, dredge them up from underground, where they’ve been hiding, like moles.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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Exactly how Jamestown operates is a closely guarded secret, as it unearths gems where no one else is looking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
Digging deeper, however, unearths a defensive tenor to Monday’s rally, which was paced by megacap tech, healthcare, and industrial stocks that was paired with a big bid for U.S.
From Barron's ● Mar. 10, 2026
Rory McIlroy unearths a buried ball as he tries to play himself out of trouble on the 11th hole at The Open.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2025
The book unearths the contested history of mobility.
From Salon ● Mar. 26, 2025
From somewhere in the depths of the car our mother unearths a primus stove, which she sets up on the kitchen floor, since there is no table.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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As for the newly unearthed song snippet of John’s, “Little Girl” will intrigue only the most dedicated appreciators of Beatles flotsam.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
So he would cruise the local fields with Northeast scout Matt Hyde in search of gems yet to be unearthed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Record hoard of Roman coins unearthed in Germany.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
When a mass grave was unearthed in northern Sri Lanka last February, it was not by design.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
It was like Id been unearthed from a coal mine after being trapped for days and days.
From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith
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She stoops to blackmail to force Nana to steal Ericka’s file from the headmistress’s office in the hope of unearthing some damning or disqualifying revelation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Yet whether in print or online, there's nothing quite like the satisfaction of unearthing an absolute bargain.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Copper miners, Cryer adds, mostly know where the big reserves are concentrated, and unearthing lots of surprisingly large deposits is unlikely now.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
The model’s greatest success was unearthing Claudio Braga, a Portuguese forward who was plying his trade in the Norwegian second division.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
They picked through shattered china, broken goblets, and the half-moons of delicate-stemmed glassware, unearthing more and more wealth.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
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