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extract

[ik-strakt, ek-strakt, ek-strakt] / ɪkˈstrækt, ˈɛk strækt, ˈɛk strækt /






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Abby believed her removal was the first step in a larger plan to extract her from the company and then sell it off to the highest bidder——perhaps one of Wall Street’s biggest banks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

This allows the executives at DoorDash to extract often-excruciating hours of work from people like Simmons, without having to pay benefits or salaries that direct employees would receive.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026

The National Park Service and an Australian company are at odds over an old Mojave Desert gold mine, where the company is seeking to extract rare earth minerals.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

A handful of companies which were granted licenses in 2021 pay a fee to the owner of the lough bed, the Earl of Shaftesbury, for every tonne they extract.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

In any case, his job was to gather equipment and people and move them into the building, and then to extract the people and equipment and dead animals safely.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston




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