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she tried to dig up any information she could for the report on sharks
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Breaking dormancy requires a chilling period whether the bulbs are left in the ground or dug up and removed to a cold storage area.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2025
Don’t dig up the soil to check progress; trust in the growth that’s happening unseen.
—Karin Eldor, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Investigators dug up a portion of the backyard where the Houles lived when Mary went missing, according to 48 Hours, and cadaver dogs found a little girl’s shoe — but no body.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 20 Jan. 2025
That’s when lawyers say their reporters routinely hacked the prince’s cellphone and those of other celebrities to dig up intimate details.
—Jonathan Wolfe, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2025
Don’t dig up the soil to check progress; trust in the growth that’s happening unseen.
—Karin Eldor, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Investigators dug up a portion of the backyard where the Houles lived when Mary went missing, according to 48 Hours, and cadaver dogs found a little girl’s shoe — but no body.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 20 Jan. 2025
That’s when lawyers say their reporters routinely hacked the prince’s cellphone and those of other celebrities to dig up intimate details.
—Jonathan Wolfe, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Dig up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dig%20up. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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