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Unpredictable strong currents, narrow passageways in the caves and pitch-black darkness made the operation extremely challenging, Shareef said.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
20 May 2026 -
Earth from caves, including geological moonmilks, helped fashion the creation.—
Jennifer Weil,
Footwear News,
20 May 2026
Noun
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In the massive world of the NFL trenches, the domain of the largest of all professional athletes, Aaron Donald was an undersized anomaly.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
15 May 2026
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The Russian recruitment efforts have typically promised that university students can serve as drone pilots without risking their lives in bloody infantry assaults on Ukrainian trenches and fortifications.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
15 May 2026
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Between forays into the shallows females rest in the cover of small ditches and cuts near shallow-water breaklines and river channels in six to 10 feet of water.—
John Phillips,
Outdoor Life,
14 May 2026
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Work in Del Mar includes the installation of drainage ditches within the railroad right-of-way between Sixth Street and Coast Boulevard.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 May 2026
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The garter snakes survive Manitoba's severe winters by hibernating in a network of limestone crevasses and caverns below the frost line.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
14 May 2026
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They’re designed to be that way and will probably continue to function as sonic caverns so long as current aesthetics are in fashion.—
Allyson Reedy,
Denver Post,
13 May 2026
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There are a few possibilities for non-gopher holes, including the Norway rat, voles, moles, rabbits, ground squirrels and snakes, which don’t dig their own underground burrows but take over old tunnels and improve upon them.—
Joan Morris,
Mercury News,
18 May 2026
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Health officials say people can also encounter hantavirus risk while handling firewood, working in rodent-prone outdoor areas or disturbing rodent nests and burrows.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
13 May 2026
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The Yakima taproom sits right on one of them, the Loftus Ranches in Moxee, and features 16 taps inside, plus seating, fire pits, food trucks, and lawn games outside.—
Vivian Chung,
Travel + Leisure,
14 May 2026
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Give watermelons an extra boost of nutrients by creating melon pits instead of hills and planting seeds directly in the pits.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 May 2026
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Young olive trees have smooth, gray bark, while the bark develops interesting furrows as the plant ages.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
22 Apr. 2026
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This creates an intricate network of microscopic cracks that, in addition to visible furrows, help retain the water elephants douse themselves in to stay cool.—
Clare Watson,
Quanta Magazine,
27 Feb. 2026
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The buttons along the earcups are also more distinct, and the microphone grilles have been redesigned from the usual mesh cavities to larger holes that appear to punch directly through the earcup chassis.—
Jess Weatherbed,
The Verge,
18 May 2026
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After the family moved out for a second time, an industrial hygienist discovered high levels of lead and other metals in the house’s HVAC system, crawl space, attic and wall cavities.—
Aarne Heikkila,
NBC news,
14 May 2026
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“Excavations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excavations. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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