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
PLS dug up a record 232,400 tons of spodumene concentrate in 3Q.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
He is examining a pile of rich red earth, dug up a few hours before by local gravediggers to make space for a coffin.
From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026
The site had reportedly been dug up a few years ago before work was stalled.
From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026
She has also dug up a batch of Jerusalem artichokes, and I pick up one of the potatolike tubers she missed.
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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