Word: dig
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...plot’s pivotal events, the incredible poignancy of Extremely Loud derives from passing thoughts or quick exchanges that reveal the sadness, struggles, and strength of the novel’s characters. That Oskar would invent a birdseed shirt reads more touchingly than his sudden decision to dig up the coffin...
...leader of Boston to find solutions,” Gitell said. “That’s why he has called on two of the finest educational institutions in the land to join in an independent review of both the engineering and business aspects of the Big Dig...
Because of these flaws, Big Dig officials from the Bechtel and Parsons Brinckerhoff firms began to probe the integrity of the rest of the tunnel’s slurry panels. As of the end of March, they found flaws in 58 out of the 1,250 panels that they had examined—only two of which were deemed to have serious defects...
According to the MTA website, there are two major components of the Big Dig, officially known as the Central Artery/Tunnel Project...
Started in 1991, the Big Dig is the largest and most technically difficult public works project ever undertaken in the United States. To date, it has cost over $14.6 billion...