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excavator

[eks-kuh-vay-ter] / ˈɛks kəˌveɪ tər /
NOUN
earthmover
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Che, the former excavator operator, said he was glad his first harvest came through last year, and that he hopes to break even soon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

At the Upper Trishuli 3A site, rescuers broke through into the upper part of a mud-swamped tunnel, pumping air inside, then using drilling and excavator machines to dig down.

From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026

"I got involved in one where an excavator on the back of a lorry hit a precast concrete bridge on the A50 in Stoke," he said.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

In the meantime, Interlune is testing an autonomous excavator and building a research factory in Texas.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 31, 2026

One afternoon, Dad climbed into the excavator and dug a pit next to the old barn.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

The Hunterian said excavators in the 19th century occasionally swapped over remains from different coffins, with better preserved specimens placed in the most intact or ornate sarcophagi.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

On Sunday rescue workers in China recovered twelve bodies in the Nepal-Tibet border, using excavators, shovels and ground penetrating radar at the site.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

In 2024, Attanasio’s construction team was accused of using excavators to dig up sand from Broad Beach and carry it back to his property as part of a beachfront development.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

Rescue teams are using excavators to dig through the debris there, but with the border point buried in many feet of mud, hopes of finding anyone alive have dimmed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

Although the original excavators remain convinced, a team of archaeologists who were not involved in the excavation but receptive to pre-Clovis claims recently visited the site and came away unconvinced.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond


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