Dug up
Take
Take verb - To reach for and take hold of by embracing with the fingers or arms.
Both terms in one sentence
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The dens can be dug up to retrieve the items, but if the moleworm is still around it might just take them again.
Source: Video Game / Don't Starve -
An episode of Justice League Unlimited has a (fortunately failed) attempt at a Nazi Super Soldier formula, which gets dug up and personally used by the anti-superhuman General Eiling so he can take down the League himself.
Source: Stupid Jetpack Hitler
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