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digs (into)

verb

present tense third-person singular of dig (into)

as in looks (into)

to search through or into we anxiously dug into the old records that we found in the 19th-century house that we were restoring

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For Nilsson, art and the personal are boundaryless — much of her work explores the feminine sphere, touching on subjects that were especially controversial for their time.

— Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 26 July 2026
During the panel, del Toro teased a documentary that explores the process of creating the original film, which features appearances and commentary from Jacob Elordi, Cate Blanchett and Charlie Day.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 25 July 2026

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Lawmakers also have to decide who investigates complaints, resolves disputes and pays for any new oversight system.

— Nora O'Neill July 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 July 2026
D’Avignon anticipates there won’t be DNA present in at least some of the cases the task force investigates.

— Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 July 2026

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