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For the sequel, Disney marketers relied heavily on details from the 2006 original that have burrowed their way into the zeitgeist.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

“And we don’t know the extent to which they have burrowed into our systems.”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2022

“She must have burrowed into the earth as the fire passed over her,” says Hayley Baillie.

From Washington Post • Mar. 18, 2021

Military spokesman Jo-Ar Herrera said rebels have burrowed themselves into foxholes and stationed sniper nests in tall buildings and are using mosques and schools to store their weapons.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2017

Mice and rats and dogs have burrowed these tunnels through the dried clay, searching for food scraps.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau