dig in
verb
dug in; digging in; digs in
1
: to cover or incorporate by burying
dig in compost
2
: to establish in a dug defensive position
the platoon was well dug in
1
: to establish a defensive position especially by digging trenches
2
a
: to go resolutely to work
b
: to begin eating
3
: to hold stubbornly to a position
4
: to scuff the ground for better footing while batting (as in baseball)
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Where that would be enough to make most folks mind their own business, Leigh digs in.
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 7 Sep. 2024
As some of the nation’s largest schools districts – New York City Public Schools and Los Angeles Unified School District among them – weigh how to handle the issue, many US schools have already dug in on strict regulations and enforcement.
—Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 3 Sep. 2024
The entire state is operating under a logic that cannot hold: As its population faces acute consequences of climate change, its central, carbon-heavy industry is digging in its heels.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 3 Sep. 2024
Now, college students are carefully digging in the green backyards of the homes and making all sorts of discoveries.
—Michael Hill, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2024
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 7 Sep. 2024
As some of the nation’s largest schools districts – New York City Public Schools and Los Angeles Unified School District among them – weigh how to handle the issue, many US schools have already dug in on strict regulations and enforcement.
—Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 3 Sep. 2024
The entire state is operating under a logic that cannot hold: As its population faces acute consequences of climate change, its central, carbon-heavy industry is digging in its heels.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 3 Sep. 2024
Now, college students are carefully digging in the green backyards of the homes and making all sorts of discoveries.
—Michael Hill, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2024
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“Dig in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dig%20in. Accessed 17 Sep. 2024.
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