extract
Example Sentences
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The researchers were able to extract and analyze genetic material from 18 specimens.
From Science Daily • Apr. 26, 2026
“Different centers of power are trying to extract better concessions before any formal meeting,” said Saeid Golkar, an expert on Iran’s security forces and an assistant professor at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 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
The National Park Service and an Australian company are at odds over an old Mojave Desert gold mine, where the company is seeking to extract rare earth minerals.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
He pried out the jaw of one fossil from the rock, like a mad dentist, then returned the next week to extract a huge skull from the quartz.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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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