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The phrase "a dig around for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to searching or looking for something, often in a casual or informal context.
Example: "I decided to do a dig around for some old photos in the attic."
Alternatives: "search for" or "look for".
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It was an obvious oversight, so I have had a dig around for some stats.
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In boom markets, which the street art thing is at this moment, galleries pick artists in the same manner you pick your nose: the biggest available ones get picked and discarded and then there is a digging around for whatever is left that is from some of the same batch as the big one.
We sat down with her, while Jennifer, dressed in an N.Y.P.D. athletic shirt and faded jeans, dug around for a pan for the meatloaf.
Stottlemyre and Torre had their deepest discussion about whether to flip-flop Mussina and Pettitte, but they never broached keeping Clemens off a mound his cleats dug around for 13 years.
To be clear, Unsolved doesn't quite match Making a Murderer or season one of Serial in terms of production value and intrigue, but puts in a valiant effort at digging around for reasons why things turned out the way they did.
Want to turn something on YouTube into a GIF, but don't want to futz with downloading third-party apps or digging around for an online converter?
I dug around for a few speaker systems for the sake of comparison, and, from a sound quality standpoint, the Klipsch SXT seems to fit exactly where they've priced it.
After digging around for a few minutes I found out that the black diamonds rappers are going bananas over are technically called "carbonado," and that their current popularity has a little to do with the recent development of a way to cut and polish them to make them jewelry-worthy, and a lot to do with (I guessed it) a heavy marketing push.
Save money on your next shopping trip by visiting a second hand store and digging around for these sorts of plaid bargains.
I dug around for my checkbook, house and car keys — all the impedimenta of citizenry.
I dug around for my checkbook, house and car keys all the impedimenta of citizenry.
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