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extract

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






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Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton said there should be more exploration if it made environmental sense to extract from our own waters rather than to import from abroad.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

The practice of harvesting search history and personal data reaches far beyond the airline industry, Owens said, and corporations across all industries use “personal data against consumers to extract maximum profit.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 2026

My youngest brother, Chris Landro, donated his bone marrow via surgery to extract it from the bones of his lower back.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

To extract this information, the researchers proposed three complementary measurement techniques within a single framework.

From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026

I use the Aura arcana to extract the paint and coat the new body-shaped canvas, coloring it the same shade as the sand that lines the royal beach.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton




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