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Example Sentences
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Credit-card issuers are required to disclose all their fees, rates and terms, but you have to dig a little deeper than a “best” list to find them.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
He said he experienced a more frequent need to urinate during and shortly after the precision radiotherapy, but within five weeks was taking part in an archaeological dig he had long been planning.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
“My client lied to the police. He lied to his lawyers in this case. And that’s a hard, hard hole to dig out of.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
If the 2024 Netflix documentary was an attempt to look ahead, the Justice Department’s trove of Epstein files would soon dig up the past.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
In the summer it can be a bit high because the dogs like to “save” their food sometimes for a day or two or four— burying it to dig up later.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
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