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BHP has significantly divested from thermal coal in recent years, but still has a stake in Australian mines digging up the fossil fuel for steelmaking.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

On impulse, one of the men went inside for a shovel, and he and his friend began digging up sidewalk stones with the idea of making a little garden.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

Workers initially excavated the tar pits by capturing massive chunks of earth as if they were digging up a large tree, root ball and all.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

Last year, police spent several days digging up the grounds of the farm in a failed attempt to locate her remains.

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2025

There’s digging up the baby trees in my yard, the thought of planting them in secret.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz




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