excavate

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Jones also worked as a scholar of history and made passionate efforts to excavate the satirical intentions of Chaucer’s “The Knight’s Tale” from beneath centuries of deadpan scholarship.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

In 2022, Sereno returned with a 100-person team and 64 Nigerien guards to excavate the "earth-shattering site".

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

“But Georgi kept wanting to get underneath it, to excavate it. Explore the fire, explore the trauma. She came in and said, ‘This show is about identity.’

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2026

The court heard he appeared to be motivated by a desire for the council to excavate a site at Long Bennington.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026

And then I silently begin to excavate the mess in front of me.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse