shovel

The lower a pension fund’s ratio, the harder it is to dig out of the hole even as taxpayers shovel out more and more money to keep the shortfall from growing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

Wood thinks it’s also worth noting that the pick and shovel stocks are getting their earnings from the capex boom upfront.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026

"The person was pinned down but could move their hand. And I got them out alive," said Faramaya, who says he uses "nothing but a pickaxe and a shovel" to pick through the rubble.

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

Using what appeared to be a shovel and a sledgehammer, the passers-by and emergency officials helped several passengers escape through an opened door, video shows.

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026

We shovel until the piles are gone and the trees are planted.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

"We provide material support - literally the gloves, shovels, protective equipment and body bags they use," said Patrick Griffiths, spokesperson for the ICRC.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

Wood points out the picks and shovels theme is well-established among investors by now, hence the huge outperformance of the semiconductor stocks versus the hyperscalers.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026

“It mostly came down to using shovels and buckets and hands, things like that,” Espy said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2026

On Sunday, a group of residents ordered a group of soldiers to pick up picks and shovels and join in the rescue efforts.

From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026

Phineas's men work with picks, shovels, and rock drills.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

We both cooked, kept house, made beds, shoveled snow, mowed the lawn, handled the finances, and bought, built or leased the 11 different homes we lived in before retiring.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026

The snow has been shoveled to the side, but it remains hazardous for both pedestrians and drivers, and needs an extra boost to go away in a timely fashion.

From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026

The share count will increase when newly created stock is shoveled to executives as part of their compensation or if shares are issued to help pay for acquisitions.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 28, 2025

Crews wearing hazmat suits shoveled mounds of ash into plastic garbage bags.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2025

I take my place in the line as the dirt is shoveled onto the coffin.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan

He said residents had shovelled the stones and gravel to make barriers along with the sandbags to protect their homes.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2025

The United Arab Emirates' commercial centre, Dubai has shovelled resources into social and business reforms and sectors like digital technology.

From Reuters ● Jun. 19, 2023

On 21 March 2016, amid soft lighting and loud laughter, Bellin sat in a Brussels restaurant and shovelled down three plates of carbonara.

From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2023

"I'm planning to share it with my family and friends," the investment expert said, as cinema workers shovelled the popcorn into buckets and boxes.

From Reuters ● Nov. 28, 2022

The BFG grabbed the garden spade and scooped up all the eggs, sausages, bacon and potatoes in one go and shovelled them into his enormous mouth.

From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl

His days on the railroad involved long hours shoveling coal into the furnaces that fed locomotive steam engines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026

Advice from a MarketWatch reader: ‘I was shoveling sidewalks at 8 years old’: I’m a 73-year-old boomer dad with two kids.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 3, 2026

This exciting nutrition system may include fun things like nearly blinding your boss with direct sunlight at an open-air business lunch, or shoveling food in your face from 5:10 to 5:11 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2026

Best shoveling practices: Even the official DOT workers want you to take a lot of breaks and warm up and drink water.

From Slate ● Feb. 24, 2026

When we walk into Lola’s, we see Arwin’s older brother, Manong Kelvin, sitting at the dining table, shoveling Lola’s famous stewed okra into his mouth and reading a textbook.

From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio

Images released by state media showed Kim shovelling soil alongside other officials at a ceremony attended by an excited crowd clapping and waving North Korean flags.

From Barron's ● Jan. 30, 2026

Miller blasted a long shot toward the Oilers’ net and Lindholm picked it up, kicking the puck to his stick at the bottom of the slot, then shovelling a backhanded shot into the Edmonton net.

From Seattle Times ● May 12, 2024

On a sun-scorched shoreline in Iraq's southern marshlands, fishermen stood shovelling a grim catch: tiny fish gathered dead from the water, fit only for use as animal fodder.

From Reuters ● Jun. 5, 2023

How do they not smell what they're shovelling?

From Salon ● Jan. 26, 2023

The boy grasped the barking animal, and Joseph pulled them both down behind the car just as the man shovelling snow turned around.

From "The Marvels" by Brian Selznick