as in excavated
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In a reversal of the previous example, students volunteering at an archaeological dig in the French town of Eu stumbled onto a message in a bottle written by a French archaeologist who’d excavated that same site 200 years earlier.—
Meilan Solly,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 Dec. 2024 -
The 12-sided metal object is one of more than 100 excavated throughout Europe.—
Meilan Solly,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 Dec. 2024
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Again, Carpenter had rented a house in the area, with Allen and Ryan.—
Abby Aguirre,
Vogue,
11 Feb. 2025
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Gotthard was forced to rent out his home and move into a boarding house.—
Mara Bovsun,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2025
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The action begins not in Ancient Egypt but in the 1920s, when the archaeologist Howard Carter penetrated King Tut’s tomb.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
8 Jan. 2025
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The implications of this advance have not yet penetrated the public consciousness.—
Craig S. Smith,
Forbes,
7 Jan. 2025
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The post quickly gained traction, with Reddit users split over the couple's division of responsibilities.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
9 Feb. 2025
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The feature take on Broadway musical Wicked, which is split up into two theatrical releases, had a first cut that was close to four hours long.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Burrowed (into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burrowed%20%28into%29. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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