as in to find
to come upon after searching, study, or effort
she tried to dig up any information she could for the report on sharks
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Other witnesses interviewed by ABC News said the Israeli troops then proceeded to demolish homes, raid public buildings and dig up water pipes and roads with armored bulldozers, providing photo and video evidence that ABC News was able to geolocate to places in Jenin.
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Camilla Alcini, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2024
Israel’s military has dug up, plowed over and bombed more than 20 cemeteries, according to satellite imagery analyzed by investigative outlet Bellingcat.
—Julia Frankel and Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024
Both feature a retractable mop that can lift itself up to keep your carpets dry, along with dual rubber roller brushes that can dig up dirt from carpets extremely well.
—Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 9 Aug. 2024
Around the same time Lazare was digging up pipes in early 2022, the 30-year-old psychologist Lars Werner was trekking through the German countryside, a portable ladder stashed in his bag.
—Morgan Meaker, WIRED, 7 Aug. 2024
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Camilla Alcini, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2024
Israel’s military has dug up, plowed over and bombed more than 20 cemeteries, according to satellite imagery analyzed by investigative outlet Bellingcat.
—Julia Frankel and Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024
Both feature a retractable mop that can lift itself up to keep your carpets dry, along with dual rubber roller brushes that can dig up dirt from carpets extremely well.
—Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 9 Aug. 2024
Around the same time Lazare was digging up pipes in early 2022, the 30-year-old psychologist Lars Werner was trekking through the German countryside, a portable ladder stashed in his bag.
—Morgan Meaker, WIRED, 7 Aug. 2024
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