extract
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Rudy Ternbach, 80, an alliance leader, wants the town to extract more money from Mount Holyoke College.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
In particular, the lower limbs appear to have been selected, and the bones were deliberately broken open to extract nutrient-rich marrow.
From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026
Shell has maintained Cipriani fictionalized the two men’s dealings, then spread “false and salacious lies to extract a massive payday.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
Together this means that Chevron can extract its own Venezuelan oil, process it itself, and get it directly to the US consumer.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
In the United States the FBI, which often has to extract DNA in criminal cases, considers the test, when done with the latest technology, infallible.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
Vocabulary lists containing extract
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 12–15
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