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By analyzing sediment cores from Laguna Itzan, a nearby lake, Gwinneth and his team have been piecing together a long-term record of both environmental conditions and human activity in the region.

From Science Daily • Apr. 27, 2026

But there’s always been more to the Battle of Antietam than that, and historians have been piecing that jigsaw together, too.

From Washington Times • Oct. 1, 2022

Police accounts of what happened have shifted dramatically over the last two weeks, and news organizations have been piecing details together by citing documents linked to the investigation and interviews with law enforcement officials.

From Washington Post • Jun. 10, 2022

But fans have been piecing together clues and, based on a clear British accent on stage and some cryptic Instagram captions, there's one suspect familiar to some.

From BBC • May 8, 2022

Everybody has told me a little, and I have been piecing it together for several days.

From Captain Pott's Minister by Cooper, Francis L. (Francis Le Roy)