extract

Example Sentences

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A small team would be needed to extract the uranium, assuming it could be found in a single location.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

"The productivity of that -- in terms of how much you could extract from it -- peaked in the late 1990s and it's been in decline ever since," she added.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

His remarks came after the Wall Street Journal reported that the US was considering an operation to extract the material.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Hence the importance of prompt engineering, or how to extract the best from these soulless but amazingly powerful association engines.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

He was home from the University of Montana for the summer, all tan and oiled up and smelling like vanilla extract and onion.

From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth