as in excavated
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In a reversal of the previous example, students volunteering at an archaeological dig in the French town of Eu stumbled onto a message in a bottle written by a French archaeologist who’d excavated that same site 200 years earlier.—
Meilan Solly,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 Dec. 2024 -
The 12-sided metal object is one of more than 100 excavated throughout Europe.—
Meilan Solly,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 Dec. 2024
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Rent Rent is a small part of total household income but an important piece for people who rent out houses, apartments and commercial spaces.—
Paul Davidson,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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Logistical aspects such as renting terrace space to get the best camera angles of St. Peters’ Square in the event of a papal funeral — which draws a huge gathering of world leaders, prelates and ordinary Catholics — have long been taken care of, according to several sources.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
24 Feb. 2025
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The action begins not in Ancient Egypt but in the 1920s, when the archaeologist Howard Carter penetrated King Tut’s tomb.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
8 Jan. 2025
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The implications of this advance have not yet penetrated the public consciousness.—
Craig S. Smith,
Forbes,
7 Jan. 2025
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The game is split into night and day cycles, where the danger of the journey melts into campfire talk at night and exchanging stories with other travelers.—
Megan Farokhmanesh,
WIRED,
5 Mar. 2025
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Premium costs are typically split between the employer and the employee.—
Jack Hooper,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Burrowed (into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burrowed%20%28into%29. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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