burrowing

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The club's nickname 'Los Tuzos', translates to 'the gophers', referring to a burrowing rodent found in North and Central America and serving as a nod to their mining heritage.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

These deposits may have provided some of the only viable nesting conditions for burrowing bees in the region.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Poitras and Goldin are burrowing deeper, looking at what fuels our humanity and drives our will to live.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

“Sinners” is ambitious, perfectly crafted pop moviemaking that got pulses racing in the theater while burrowing earwormy ideas about music and liberation into your head.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

There was an unsightly creature in leather pants burrowing holes beneath the foundations with no apparent regard for the fairy commandments.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer