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unearth

[uhn-urth] / ʌnˈɜrθ /


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Some customers were still coming by, hoping to unearth a rare gem amid the clothes, records, dishes and other items.

From Barron's Aug. 20, 2026

Armed with just "an Drew", Filip's research led him to boxing and military records to unearth the truth.

From BBC May 25, 2026

Prince’s shocking death in 2016 gave writers a reason to unearth the shady details of his antagonism toward Michael Jackson.

From Salon May 16, 2026

The controller has a bully pulpit to vent about the city’s dire financial straits, as well as auditing powers to unearth where the city might be overspending, but does not actually manage the budget.

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2026

“Because they’re trying to dig up the past to put it in display boxes. I’m trying to unearth magic.”

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

Exactly how Jamestown operates is a closely guarded secret, as it unearths gems where no one else is looking.

From The Wall Street Journal May 15, 2026

Digging deeper, however, unearths a defensive tenor to Monday’s rally, which was paced by megacap tech, healthcare, and industrial stocks that was paired with a big bid for U.S.

From Barron's Mar. 10, 2026

Rory McIlroy unearths a buried ball as he tries to play himself out of trouble on the 11th hole at The Open.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2025

Jared D. Margulies’ ‘The Cactus Hunters,’ unearths the global trade in stolen succulents.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 27, 2023

From somewhere in the depths of the car our mother unearths a primus stove, which she sets up on the kitchen floor, since there is no table.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

The recently unearthed archive included a script for that proposed third and final film, Wrath of the Gods, as well as details of how their father had come up with the idea.

From BBC Aug. 23, 2026

But in recent text messages unearthed by Mother Jones as part of the ongoing custody dispute between Emily Moreno and Miller, Miller does seem to have recently threatened the senator.

From Slate Aug. 3, 2026

Details unearthed in a law-firm investigation into a fired coach and the school’s athletic culture weren’t shared with the public.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

Raymond said she watched the search and counted at least 45 animal carcasses unearthed.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 26, 2026

He grinned as if he had unearthed a store of treasures, banging a pipe here, examining a wire there.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord

But one live-looped musical is unearthing that hidden history, one beat at a time.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 16, 2026

In his senior year of high school, he found bugs in websites belonging to the Dutch government and reported them via a “bug bounty” program that offered hackers prizes for unearthing security flaws.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 3, 2026

The challenge with long-held silver may be unearthing the “cost basis,” or the amount originally paid, in order to determine the profit that is subject to tax, Weltman said.

From MarketWatch Dec. 31, 2025

And in March, the unearthing of a 500-kilogramme World War II bomb outside Paris stranded thousands of passengers in one of the biggest rail disruptions in the French capital for years.

From Barron's Oct. 27, 2025

He drew Hazel’s sword and used it to pry up some cobblestones, unearthing a big tangle of spiky roots.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan




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