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Opencast mining involves scraping rock and earth away at the surface to recover coal - creating an open pit, rather than digging deep underground.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
He stressed that the cycle often makes mistakes and it speaks to the timing and direction of turns rather than their magnitude.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
I asked Nasdaq if it made the change to entice SpaceX to list on its exchange rather than on the New York Stock Exchange, but didn’t get an answer.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
Coe died in 2017 and even before that, Pulte’s philanthropy focused primarily on giving cash to individuals rather than charities pushing the theocratic vision common among Fellowship recipients.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
It was a good cover story because, of course, she knew all the symptoms rather well.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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