dig down
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At the Upper Trishuli 3A site, rescuers broke through into the upper part of a mud-swamped tunnel, pumping air inside, then using drilling and excavator machines to dig down.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
But dig down into the detail of their policies and it’s a different story.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2024
“You got to dig down deep. We still have games left to play.”
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 10, 2023
Eventually its offspring will hatch and fall from their perch into the soil, where they will dig down and spend most of their lives.
From National Geographic ● Sep. 5, 2023
He was afraid that the only way to get to it was to start back up at the surface, and dig down.
From "Holes" by Louis Sachar
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