discovering
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"But discovering a necropolis of this scale was completely unexpected: the size of distribution, the depth and the age range were far beyond anything we had imagined," Xiaotong Peng said.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
The whole venture, he says, was an exercise in discovering “if I was alive or not,” after he sustained a major knee injury at Manchester United.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
In doing so, I had a blast discovering the scope of each person’s tastes and background – and even learned that we have a number of DJs on staff.
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026
"It's about empathy and bringing people together" and an event like discovering the existence of aliens "would bring people together", he said.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
I was almost tempted to ask my parents to fry some chicken and mash some potatoes and grill some corn on the cob, but that would’ve only stopped Arthur from discovering more about me.
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
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