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The State newspaper had uncovered thousands of Hill emails through a Freedom of Information request.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

By 2000, Roadside America had uncovered their origin story and interviewed Steve Dashew, former president of International Fiberglass.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Brand, who has been nicknamed the "Indiana Jones of the Art World" for his extraordinary finds, said this surpassed anything he had uncovered before.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

They said they had uncovered an extensive scheme to take kickbacks and influence state-owned companies including state nuclear energy firm Enerhoatom.

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2026

By carbon-dating some of Shady’s material, they helped establish that the Peruvians had uncovered the oldest known city in the Americas.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann