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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Last week, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier issued a subpoena to the NFL as his office investigates whether the league has committed potential civil rights violations related to the Rooney Rule and the league’s other employment practices, policies and programs.—
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Uthmeier sent the subpoena to the NFL on May 13 as his office investigates whether the league has committed potential civil rights violations related to the Rooney Rule and the league's other employment practices, policies and programs.—
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“Digs (into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/digs%20%28into%29. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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