dig
Example Sentences
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Carmarthenshire council refused plans to dig for 85,000 tonnes of coal at Glan Lash mine near Llandybie, citing impacts on the local environment.
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
But for your dividend income strategy to work — and approach something on the order of being bulletproof — we’d have to dig much deeper into the details.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
Even home gardeners might dig it, as they contemplate buying chickens.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
Setting her pocketbook down on the table, she bent over to dig in it, her hair hanging down both sides of her face.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
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