extract
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"In some ways it might be easier to extract him," said Adam Isacson, a regional expert with the Washington Office on Latin America, an NGO.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
But Silber tries to extract too much sympathy from the exchange and stops the action when it should be moving rapidly toward its big finish.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
"He really photographed the spirit of the time, the spirit of the place. In this exhibition, I saw how much he could extract from a place I know so well," she said.
From Barron's • May 10, 2026
There, teams will extract samples and conduct internal X-ray scans to better understand how the materials responded during reentry.
From Science Daily • May 4, 2026
In eating the plants we combine the carbohydrates with oxygen dissolved in our blood because of our penchant for breathing air, and so extract the energy that makes us go.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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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Words to Know Before You Defrost the Bird
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