extraction
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As the blockade continues, it will bite deeper, until Iran is compelled to halt extraction at outdated wells.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
“We need a good extraction method that can actually pull trash out in a rapid amount of time.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
Maslin said the idea of the United States being completely autonomous in terms of rare earths, from extraction to selling permanent magnets, is not far-fetched.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
Both cast debt as a bogeyman turning capitalism into an extraction device that, left unchecked or unwisely channeled, can take everything from any of us.
From Salon • May 4, 2026
"He wanted to create fragrances. We Arabs invented the perfume-making technology, you know. Distillation, steam extraction from flower petals. He kept a kit back at the deli."
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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