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extract

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






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In reality, even a monopolist wouldn’t be able to extract all consumer surplus, because of the presence of alternatives and the inability to fully know consumers’ willingness to pay.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

Under the right conditions, a small star can steadily extract matter from a nearby brown dwarf without immediately destroying it.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026

"We have to extract a DNA profile from their relatives and then compare".

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

The buyers would also capture $40 million to $75 million from sponsorship opportunities and extract at least $20 million in operating cost efficiencies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

But the ground is still partially frozen, and the vegetables are hard to extract.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline

The company is most known for its camera network, which extracts data about cars from photographs and allows operators to search for vehicles by description or license plate number.

From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026

About 70% of Happy Hippo’s sales come from plain-leaf powder and capsules, with the remainder from concentrated liquid extracts, gummies and flavor-infused taffy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

This capability could power a continuous measurement engine that extracts useful energy directly from the monitoring process.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 3, 2026

The male police officer in the transcript extracts below is the same officer heard in the video saying, "Don't think you have mate," before restraining him.

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026

From her purse, she extracts a folded paper map and hands it to me.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz

"We want an industry run in the interests of people and the environment, with its income reinvested in the system rather than extracted from it."

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

Nestle’s situation in Russia seems similar to what Danone experienced back in 2023, and throws into question the value that could be extracted from a potential sale of its Russian assets, analysts at J.P.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

To identify the four sailors, Stephen Fratpietro, study co-author from Lakehead University, extracted DNA from the archaeological remains.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026

Sea salt, meanwhile, refers to salt extracted from ocean water or lakes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Mouzaive had invented an instrument he called a cryptochromometer that used a protein extracted from birds’ eyes to detect the presence of magnetic fields.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

Other companies are extracting insights from large amounts of data for algorithmic-pricing strategies.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

He, too, said he abstains from getting involved due to the damage illegal mining does to the land, especially as a result of the chemicals used for extracting gold.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Librettists Kelley Rourke and Matt Foss have skillfully adapted the story, extracting its essential events and distilling them into a taut 90 minutes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

He wants the government to help local miners establish safer and more effective ways of finding and extracting the gold.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

They were wedged together so tightly that Ron had difficulty extracting his arm to put it around Hermione’s shoulders.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling




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