burrowing

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That work suggested the ancestor of crown snakes, meaning the group that gave rise to living snakes, may have been adapted for burrowing while also behaving opportunistically.

From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 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

For a solid hour he keeps Evy, and the audience, feeling as if we’re burrowing down a rabbit hole that keeps taking odd turns.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

A pair of Smith penalties after the break stretched England's lead out to 18-10 and England seemed to be turning the tide of the contest, with Underhill and Itoje both burrowing deep for turnovers.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

At night, when Laila walked into Babi’s room, she always found the downward profile of his face burrowing into a book, his glasses perched on the tip of his nose.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini