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As time went on, she found it increasingly difficult to dig out of that hole.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026

After a flood, the two men dig their way out of the disaster.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

In Tuesday’s primary debate, El-Sayed took a dig at Republican candidate Mike Rogers’ campaign posting an AI-enhanced image of their candidate.

From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026

England have had to rely on individual performances to dig themselves out of trouble in their run to the last four.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

Words bounce around me, and my fingers dig into my jeans like if I just hold on hard enough, it will all stop.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

Small digs have since uncovered "extremely rare" evidence of early humans and animals - including the bones of a hippopotamus which roamed Wales 120,000 years ago.

From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026

Her mother had not communicated with Chapman’s brother about this very effectively — which was not a new pattern of behavior, but a problem dating back to childhood that Chapman digs into in her book.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026

Offering a layup to politics writers, Drake briefly wonders if the ire he’s earned through decades of digs and questionable interpolations of other artists’ songs is actually antisemitism.

From Salon ● May 21, 2026

All of this has altered the balance of power between the U.S. and China, making it more likely that Beijing digs in on core issues of contention, say analysts and diplomats.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026

She digs into her vanity, throwing creams and puffs and tonics and perfume vials.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

“It seemed like it digged the piece,” Aitken said, as wide-eyed and sincere as he is when talking about all of his work.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2024

But he that had received one went and digged in the earth and hid his lord's money.

From Time Magazine Archive

Then, as a double precaution against double voting, each digged his fingers in a pot of indelible ink and presented his forearm to let one square inch of hair be shaved off.

From Time Magazine Archive

Spade never digged a pit as murky, foul, treacherous as that which gapes for the spirit of a golfer who is off his form.

From Time Magazine Archive

Men were laboring with Mattocks & Axes & Picks & rustic Grubbing Hoes — & together they digged out & built up the Breastworks & Redoubts at the Eminence of the Hill.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson

Readers are digging into various editions of the ancient Greek epic before Nolan’s movie adaptation hits theaters this weekend.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

We’re still digging out of that huge jump in home prices, and even though wages are going up, prices are still going up, too — even if at a slower pace.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026

We only care enough to speculate — to raise our voices without ever digging into the meat of the issue.

From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026

When Cristian Romero reduced the deficit in the 79th minute, it was a case of Egypt digging in.

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026

Before I can change my mind, I’m digging through my purse.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

Wogan Cavern was thought to have been dug out by the Victorians, and it was long assumed that there was little archaeological material left at the site.

From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026

Aghast at the ways of men, he’s dug his own Circe-like fingers into Homer to manipulate the tale into a moralistic “Oppenheimer” prequel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

Since Russia’s 2022 invasion, the conflict has settled into a grinding war of attrition, with both sides deeply dug in.

From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2026

The tension mounted as the rescuers dug tirelessly.

From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026

I turned up leaves and dug a bit in the dirt, but I didn’t find so much as a snail.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff