uncover
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Achieving it across many jurisdictions “would be difficult” and “audits and paper trails very likely would uncover such an effort.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
In their 2021 book Peril, Bob Woodward and Robert Costa uncover a broader angle on Graham’s ponying up to power.
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026
Pattra Chun-on, M.D., an internist pursuing her Ph.D. in Alder's lab, set out to uncover that missing link.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 1, 2026
A bottom-up investment approach can uncover individual stocks exhibiting exceptional relative strength, identifying the names most likely to lead when the broader group regains momentum.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
He was wrapped in a blanket as the man had promised and the boy didnt uncover him but he sat beside him and he was crying and he couldnt stop.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
Riley’s previous feature, 2018’s “Sorry to Bother You,” was about a telemarketer who uncovers a larger corporate conspiracy.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026
If the inspection uncovers major issues, that information can be used as leverage to either exit the contract or negotiate a lower price or other concessions.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 12, 2026
Her investigation into Isaiah’s death is a private inquiry that uncovers dangerous corporate activities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
But sometimes, what he uncovers is so unusual that its value lies purely in revealing how strange the universe can be.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2025
Farther down in the tangle of wood and schoolbooks and concrete, he uncovers a bruised toe.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
The breakthrough came after researchers uncovered records from a public hearing in Puerto Rico, including a map drawn by air force pilots who had witnessed the crash, which helped narrow down the search area.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Small digs have since uncovered "extremely rare" evidence of early humans and animals - including the bones of a hippopotamus which roamed Wales 120,000 years ago.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
She tells a cashier at a place called Taco King that she will report him for having uncovered hair if he doesn’t give her a free order of fries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
Researchers at King's College London have uncovered an unexpected connection between chewing sugary gum after eating nitrate-rich vegetables and a temporary reduction in blood pressure.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
Indeed, no one had uncovered any natural cause for her death.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
Hatton says the price paid reflects the time and resources that went into uncovering the specimen.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
At one point, Weist describes uncovering that former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani maintained a fine-art photography practice while simultaneously waging a highly public censorship battle against the Brooklyn Museum.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
That previous study, entitled “The Level and Persistence of Growth Rates,” found that “the odds of an investor successfully uncovering the next stellar growth stock are about the same as correctly calling coin tosses.”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026
Operating to Taiwan’s east allows China to study the waters there, potentially uncovering hiding spots for enemy submarines, Dahm said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
He was in the garage, uncovering the small wooden table they usually used for a stand.
From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies
