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extract

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






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Rudy Ternbach, 80, an alliance leader, wants the town to extract more money from Mount Holyoke College.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

In particular, the lower limbs appear to have been selected, and the bones were deliberately broken open to extract nutrient-rich marrow.

From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026

Shell has maintained Cipriani fictionalized the two men’s dealings, then spread “false and salacious lies to extract a massive payday.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Together this means that Chevron can extract its own Venezuelan oil, process it itself, and get it directly to the US consumer.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Does this mean torturing nature to extract an answer?

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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