excavation
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The remaining $36.6 million was used on sitework such as clearing, grading, excavation and utility installation.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
Residents were advised to keep windows and doors closed during the fire and the excavation process required to extinguish it.
From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026
According to Jean-Paul Raynal, who co-directed the program during the key excavation period, repeated changes in sea level, wind-driven sedimentation, and rapid cementation of coastal sands created ideal conditions for preserving fossils and archaeological evidence.
From Science Daily • Feb. 7, 2026
It is more an excavation of the radical man’s life than an account of it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026
He struggled to continue digging as he fought the wind, which often blew the sand back into the excavation.
From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho
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The Alchemist
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