dug up
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Essentially, for every 100 pounds of rock dug up, there are five pounds of rare earth oxides.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
On Saturday, there was a hole in the ground in the corner of the village cemetery where a grave had been dug up.
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026
He retrieved a backpack with water from his engine, sprayed into the ground with a couple gallons of water and dug up the dirt with his hand tool until he was satisfied it was cool.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026
"They left my yard just a mud pile with all the boulders and rocks that they dug up from around the house," Hines said.
From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026
The villagers who had lived in the Zambezi Valley dug up the bones of their ancestors and carried them to new places beyond the edge of the lake.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
