extraction
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Jobs in utilities, oil and gas extraction as well as transportation and warehousing also saw strong increases in hours worked.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
The mine opened in 2012 on a licence permitting the extraction of 92,500 tonnes of coal over four-and-a-half years.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
That means finding a way to offset revenues from oil extraction, which currently finance many municipal services, and are projected to drop from more than $50 million annually to around $21 million by 2035.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
And on top of that: fishing, boating, mineral extraction, and protection from underground toxins that could blanket Utah’s most heavily populated area and drive everyone away—not just from Box Elder, but from the state altogether.
From Slate • Jun. 1, 2026
The Euskadis were well-to-do, handsome people of Basque extraction.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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