extract
Example Sentences
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Hedge funds employ the best AI researchers available, spending hundreds of millions of dollars annually to extract fractions of a percentage point of edge.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
In addition to producing table salt, the process could help extract important minerals such as lithium, a key ingredient in lithium ion batteries used in electric vehicles and many consumer electronics.
From Science Daily • May 31, 2026
Exxon prides itself on its ability to find and extract fossil fuels hidden deep in the earth’s crevices.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
His team is now looking at better ways to process the fruit and extract the pulp, so it can be more widely used in processed foods like ice cream and milkshakes.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
Mercury was produced in large quantities because it was used to extract gold and silver from their ores, and it was widely available because it was used in medicine, particularly to treat syphilis.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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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