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Recent Examples of excavation
The discovery site of Port Island has been closed entirely to facilitate future investigations, excavations and research.
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Peter Guo, NBC News, 24 Oct. 2024
This particular find was discovered during excavation of an ancient Roman sewer in the city of Heraclea Sintica, Fox News Digital reported.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 22 Oct. 2024
According to the excavation team, the rooms measure approximately 32 by 16 feet and feature Roman-style walls and white marble altars with alcoves that likely held sacred stones.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2024
Beiser tracks cobalt and lithium from environmentally destructive excavation sites in Chile’s Atacama Desert and the deep-sea floor through a geopolitically fraught supply chain to our electric cars and solar panels.
—Dana Dunham, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
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Peter Guo, NBC News, 24 Oct. 2024
This particular find was discovered during excavation of an ancient Roman sewer in the city of Heraclea Sintica, Fox News Digital reported.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 22 Oct. 2024
According to the excavation team, the rooms measure approximately 32 by 16 feet and feature Roman-style walls and white marble altars with alcoves that likely held sacred stones.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2024
Beiser tracks cobalt and lithium from environmentally destructive excavation sites in Chile’s Atacama Desert and the deep-sea floor through a geopolitically fraught supply chain to our electric cars and solar panels.
—Dana Dunham, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for excavation
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This is said to have involved training in artillery, unmanned aerial vehicles, and basic infantry operations, including trench clearing.Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Design with Swales and Rain Gardens Swales, shallow trenches dug along the contour of a slope, can capture and redirect water, giving it time to absorb into the soil rather than running off.Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 31 Oct. 2024
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The tour includes a trip to Slovenia’s legendary Postojna caves, famed for their awe-inspiring rock formations.Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Flickering fire and dancing shadows in a dark cave. Describe your sound/aesthetic in three words… Space, experimental, melodies Tell us about your artist/band name… The band name was created in reflection of unity, togetherness, and becoming a genuine family.Amanda Peukert, SPIN, 1 Nov. 2024
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The investigative thriller is set in Burgos near the Atapuerca archaeological site, home to the Gran Dolina cavern, where the oldest evidence of human occupation in Western Europe was discovered.Jamie Lang, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
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The Mayan title translates to cenote, a reference to the bewitching, watery caverns sprinkled throughout Yucatán.Justin Davidson, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2024
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This is because Oatman’s primary tourist attraction is the multitude of loose, wild burrows that wander its streets, bouncing from tourist to tourist and gorging on feed that is conveniently sold for $5 a bag.Dan Sheehan, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
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Share [Findings] Humboldt penguins who nest in the open have more pollutant metabolites in their blood than do penguins who nest in guano-rich burrows.Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
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The city also received grants from the Sacramento San Joaquin Delta Conservancy to redevelop Central Harbor Park with features such as fire pits and a new police substation.Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Here, the lush grounds are decked out with a fire pit, a heated plunge pool adorned with Zellige tile, and a Sonos surround sound system.Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2024
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But there was also a three-hour standstill in traffic caused by a tractor trailer that had driven into a ditch on a road that usually does not permit vehicles so big, but made an exception because that was the only way into or out of the area in the wake of the storm.Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 11 Oct. 2024
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Bucks use water as a barrier, think deep drainage ditches, creeks, streams, and rivers.Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 9 Oct. 2024
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Here's what may come: Drinking Water Kennedy has vowed to immediately remove fluoride from drinking water, a major reversal in a decades-long practices that has been praised for drastically reducing cavities and strengthening teeth.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Stuff yellow onion quarters and 4 thyme sprigs in turkey cavity.Nicole Hopper, Southern Living, 4 Nov. 2024
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The rows of mountains appeared on the mainland to the north, receding into the mist, and the blue water churned a smoky white as the hull left broad furrows in its wake.Greg Jackson, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
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Yet with every small furrow of her brow, Rowlands is somehow able to convey at least seven emotions at once.Emma Madden, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2024
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“Excavation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excavation. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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