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"dug up" is a perfectly correct and usable phrase in written English.
You might use it to refer to something that has been uncovered or revealed, e.g., "The police dug up new evidence that implicated the suspect."
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dug up
verb
Past of dig up
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Londoners dug up other Londoners.
Mr Mannichl had it dug up.
He dug up earthworms for bait.
And he dug up a rabbit.
Elsewhere, too, the city is dug up.
A reporter dug up the story.
Others have been dug up in Iran.
I've just dug up another Sebastian Barry.
"Streets were dug up and left unpaved.
Forensic experts have dug up mass graves.
Cemeteries were dug up and relocated.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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