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as in to find
to come upon after searching, study, or effort
she dug her old art supplies out of the basement
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as in to move
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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Many people are unable to save because their expenses exceed their income, and spend much of their financial energy digging out of credit card debt.
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Nicole Dieker Finley, Vox, 21 Oct. 2024
Beneath the surface were chambers—a living room, an instrument room, and a storeroom—that had been dug out of the snow.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
As people dig out of the muck and survey the damage to their homes and cities, stories of heroic rescues and devastating losses are coming to light.
—NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
Old newspaper clippings had been dug out of closets and passed around at recess like contraband, kids studying their class photos.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
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Nicole Dieker Finley, Vox, 21 Oct. 2024
Beneath the surface were chambers—a living room, an instrument room, and a storeroom—that had been dug out of the snow.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
As people dig out of the muck and survey the damage to their homes and cities, stories of heroic rescues and devastating losses are coming to light.
—NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
Old newspaper clippings had been dug out of closets and passed around at recess like contraband, kids studying their class photos.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
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But with the Trumps, Musk also may have found a sense of family that has eluded him in certain ways.Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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The researchers found that replacing any less active behavior with five minutes of exercise could lower systolic blood pressure by 0.68 points and diastolic blood pressure by 0.54 points.Linda Carroll, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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The 8-0 Tigers, having defeated the defending national champions from Harding in the seventh game of the season, had moved up to No. 3 in the country in the American Football Coaches Association's NCAA Division II poll.Rex Nelson, arkansasonline.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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To move through the world in a way that fosters connection is a choice Americans also spend less time engaged in social activities and leisure.Allie Volpe, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
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As philosopher George Santayana reminds us, those who do not learn from history are condemned to repeat it.Josh Becker, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Jefferson County residents can learn more about polling locations below.Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 6 Nov. 2024
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Stallone was announced last year as starring in the reboot but has since exited the project, as has previously announced director Ric Roman Waugh.Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024
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For the December quarter, Apple expects services revenue to grow at a rate similar to fiscal ’24, said Maestri, who is exiting the CFO role at the end of the year.Todd Spangler, Variety, 31 Oct. 2024
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The phenomenon was discovered in the early 1900s among residents of Colorado Springs, Colorado.Erika Edwards, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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The remains of the town were initially discovered in 1599 and by the 19th Century, scientists began to uncover the remains and preserved several in plaster.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
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Dobbins then spied an open backfield after Austin Ekeler departed the Chargers to sign with the Washington Commanders as a free agent.Elliott Teaford, Orange County Register, 7 Nov. 2024
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The pair take over roles originally announced as being played by Lewis Pullman and Ariana DeBose, who have departed the project due to scheduling conflicts.Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
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That changed in February, when the state located the necessary drugs and planned to execute Thomas Creech, who was convicted of five murders in three states.Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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According to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, the Mountain Fire, located northwest of Los Angeles, exploded to 10,457 acres (16 square miles) in little more than five hours.Doug Duran, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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In Shanghai, Vivienne Westwood made a comeback at Shanghai Fashion Week with its spring 2025 collection, with tickets for the finale show hard to get, and scalper prices soaring to 3,500 yuan, or almost $500.Li Jun, WWD, 3 Nov. 2024
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Curves on Surfaces The mystery confronting them was how to get the amplitudes that would usually come from the more intricate space-time trajectories, those with numerous splittings and mergings.Charlie Wood, WIRED, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Dig out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dig%20out. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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