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Example Sentences

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Polar Capital analysts dug into the data and found that past periods when international equities outperformed the U.S. market also coincided with a weakening dollar.

From MarketWatch

CBS handed the shovel to the very man they were trying to bury, and he dug himself out.

From Salon

“But you can also start to see what’s happening under the Earth’s surface, whether tunnels are being dug or nuclear materials are being moved around. This is a precursor to developing those types of capabilities.”

From Barron's

Katherine dug the phone out of her pocket and handed it over.

From Literature

He dug a vegetable garden in the rich soil at Fire Mountain’s base and planted avocados, bananas, lettuce, oranges, pineapples, strawberries, sweet potatoes, and tomatoes, and bamboo for making pipes and useful things.

From Literature