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Recent Examples of excavation
By the mid-20th century, Bucyrus-Erie (In 1927, Bucyrus merged with the Erie Steam Shovel Company) was among the world’s leading manufacturers of heavy excavation equipment, with machines operating across the globe.
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Malika Bowling,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
Authorities say a subcontracted excavation company was working ahead of the installation of a sanitary sewer line at the time of the incident.
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Dejanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
2 July 2026
The teams concentrated their excavation on that single signal and brought him out alive—one of the rescues that gave a grieving country a reason to keep digging.
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Luis E. Romero,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
The excavation, which experts say proved the Tequesta village extended along the river’s south bank, had been quietly going on for nearly two years.
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Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
30 June 2026
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Malika Bowling,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
Authorities say a subcontracted excavation company was working ahead of the installation of a sanitary sewer line at the time of the incident.
—
Dejanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
2 July 2026
The teams concentrated their excavation on that single signal and brought him out alive—one of the rescues that gave a grieving country a reason to keep digging.
—
Luis E. Romero,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
The excavation, which experts say proved the Tequesta village extended along the river’s south bank, had been quietly going on for nearly two years.
—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
30 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for excavation
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The incident happened after two trenches collapsed in Oakland County in the last 24 hours.
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All night long there was the ringing clatter of picks and shovels; the Germans were digging trenches in the frozen ground.
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Jade and Tabitha were trapped below in the bone cave at the end of last week’s episode.
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Located on the outskirts of a town called Fureidis in northern Israel, the cave was due to be affected by construction work when archaeologists decided to investigate it.
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Paul walks the cavern’s polished concrete floor, absorbs its hum, grazes its plastic surfaces with his fingertips.
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Dragonstone is the windswept ancestral seat of House Targaryen, but the Black Queen did not grow up playing among its dusky caverns.
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The eggs hatch into larvae that burrow into the wound and feed on living tissue; then, after about seven days of feeding, the larvae drop to the ground, burrow into the soil and pupate.
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While many burrows are harmless, tunnels located directly beneath patios, steps, retaining walls, or foundations can contribute to erosion and structural concerns over time.
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Weeks before the fire pit incident, Robinson alleges that during a trip to Nashville to visit her grandfather who was in hospice care and has since died, Sandoval pushed her to the floor of their hotel and locked her out of their shared room.
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High-rise handlebars, upright ergonomics, and generous suspension travel give them the look of pit bikes that somehow escaped onto public roads.
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But the gold seekers, the ‘49ers, immediately set to digging ditches and canals to divert water, and so the new state soon allowed that practice, too.
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An injured fawn trapped in a Loomis ditch got a second chance thanks to a rescue by South Placer Fire District firefighters.
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The pair were pushed into the body wherever swelling threatened a patient’s health, or exploration of an inner cavity was warranted.
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Other signals worth flagging to a dentist include bleeding or tender gums during brushing or flossing, frequent canker sores, an unusually dry mouth and a rising rate of new cavities despite consistent hygiene.
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In furrows of pain, The good now germinates.
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Young olive trees have smooth, gray bark, while the bark develops interesting furrows as the plant ages.
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“Excavation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excavation. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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