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as in found
to come upon after searching, study, or effort
she dug her old art supplies out of the basement
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to leave a place often for another
without saying where she was going, the young woman dug out early the next morning
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Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 28 July 2024
The game was always delayed as a ball boy or two would scoop up all the gum and put it in a bucket, taking it to the dugout.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2024
This year’s team, many of whom took in the ceremonies from the top step of the third-base dugout, faces even longer odds.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2024
The iconic Yankees garb has been authenticated twice, according to the auction house, and can be photo-matched to two pictures from Getty Images and a third from The Chicago Daily News showing Ruth, teammate Lou Gehrig and manager Joe McCarthy in the dugout.
—Lauren Rapp, CNN, 15 Aug. 2024
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The slide knocked Henderson to the dirt, prompting half the Orioles’ dugout, including Hyde, to spill onto the field.
—Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 28 July 2024
The game was always delayed as a ball boy or two would scoop up all the gum and put it in a bucket, taking it to the dugout.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2024
This year’s team, many of whom took in the ceremonies from the top step of the third-base dugout, faces even longer odds.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2024
The iconic Yankees garb has been authenticated twice, according to the auction house, and can be photo-matched to two pictures from Getty Images and a third from The Chicago Daily News showing Ruth, teammate Lou Gehrig and manager Joe McCarthy in the dugout.
—Lauren Rapp, CNN, 15 Aug. 2024
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“Dugout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dugout. Accessed 16 Sep. 2024.
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