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she dug her old art supplies out of the basement
without saying where she was going, the young woman dug out early the next morning
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The most intense bouts of lake-effect snow will come to an end Tuesday, but some areas will only have about 24 hours or less to dig out before a storm sweeps through the region.
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Mary Gilbert, CNN, 3 Dec. 2024
The two teams clashed in freezing conditions on Sunday, with Bills fans and staff having spent the weekend digging out snow so that the game could go ahead.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
In the basement, Reiss had the floor of the kitchen dug out three and a half feet to gain height for the ceiling.
—Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 19 Nov. 2024
The English teacher dug out the real recommendation from his briefcase.
—Adam Patric Miller, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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Mary Gilbert, CNN, 3 Dec. 2024
The two teams clashed in freezing conditions on Sunday, with Bills fans and staff having spent the weekend digging out snow so that the game could go ahead.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
In the basement, Reiss had the floor of the kitchen dug out three and a half feet to gain height for the ceiling.
—Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 19 Nov. 2024
The English teacher dug out the real recommendation from his briefcase.
—Adam Patric Miller, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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“Dig out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dig%20out. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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