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Diggers are already clearing parts of the OPP complex, shaking the ruins even as volunteers and families continue to burrow for the bodies of loved ones.

From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026

"Some bee species burrow holes in wood or in the ground, or use empty structures for nests. Some species in Europe and Africa even build their nests in empty snail shells,"

From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026

Trite little verbal tidbits repeated by parents, grandparents, mentors and coaches burrow into your psyche and weave their way into an entire philosophy on how to live life.

From Salon ● Apr. 13, 2026

But most of the onetime gentry, like Lajos, burrow further inward.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026

Meanwhile, on the other side of the river, Magic had arrived just outside the burrow belonging to Major Puff and Twitch.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

Some create burrows in the ground, others use cavities in wood such as tree hollows or fallen branches, and some nest inside plant stems or small existing holes in twigs.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 18, 2026

Too early in the season and the bulk of birds will not have returned, too late and they will be settled on eggs in their burrows.

From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026

Rattlesnakes like to hide in complex rocky outcrops, tall grass and squirrel burrows.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2026

So “Mule Boy” burrows into the tight, intimate space of the dying men’s final moments, and into the troubled soul of the boy fated to carry their story.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026

In nests and burrows for a long way around, and wherever any small night creature was hunting or grazing or scavenging, a new and unforgettable fear came into being.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman

The two-year-old male, named Neukgu, burrowed under a fence at Daejeon O-World zoo and theme park in the central city of Daejeon on Wednesday, officials said.

From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2026

Suddenly, the Irish tails were up and replacement prop Michael Milne burrowed over.

From Barron's ● Feb. 5, 2026

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, known for her screenplays with the Merchant-Ivory filmmaking team, also wrote short stories that burrowed into the lives of characters from around the world.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 31, 2025

During Thanksgiving week, from the soft neutral cocoon of my parents’ guest room, I burrowed into an impulsive rewatch of the BBC “Sherlock” — yes, the Benedict Cumberbatch era, all sculptural cheekbones and good outerwear.

From Salon ● Dec. 2, 2025

Shirley freed herself and burrowed through the passengers to the door.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord

Just civilian volunteers burrowing through the jagged piles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026

South African prop Koch forced Gareth Thomas to concede a scrum penalty and gained his reward by burrowing over for a try.

From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026

There is only one other known case of burrowing bees nesting inside a cave, and none where bees used pre-existing fossil structures without altering them.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 3, 2026

The special-ops forces would have to sneak into Iran, find the stuff, perhaps burrowing into tunnels to do so, and somehow take it elsewhere.

From Slate ● Apr. 1, 2026

He was good at browsing the Internet, so with no difficulty he was able to Google up plenty of information about the burrowing owl.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen