excavation
Example Sentences
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Residents say the demolitions began two days before Christmas, when excavation teams accompanied by armed police moved into sections of the waterfront settlement facing the Atlantic Ocean.
From BBC
An international research team led by the Chinese Academy of Sciences carried out excavations at Xigou in the Danjiangkou Reservoir Region of central China.
From Science Daily
Now comes a second neo-noir that has us primed for an epic excavation beneath the foundations on which the industry stands.
From Los Angeles Times
It is more an excavation of the radical man’s life than an account of it.
About two dozen family members watched the excavations from across the road.
From Barron's
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