extraction
Example Sentences
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“It’s more about greed. It’s more about wealth extraction than anything else.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
Elsewhere, gains were seen in social work as well as mining, quarrying and oil and gas extraction, the BLS said.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
And on top of that: fishing, boating, mineral extraction, and protection from underground toxins that could blanket Utah’s most heavily populated area and drive everyone away—not just from Box Elder, but from the state altogether.
From Slate • Jun. 1, 2026
"On top of that, there is widespread illegal extraction -- as audit after audit has confirmed."
From Barron's • May 31, 2026
Papa told her about this strange neighborhood: how its families had been Americans for more than a hundred years back; how they were mostly Scotch, English and Welsh extraction.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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