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extract

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






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This allows the executives at DoorDash to extract often-excruciating hours of work from people like Simmons, without having to pay benefits or salaries that direct employees would receive.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 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

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

Palliser Capital says Ajinomoto has the leverage to extract a lot more money from customers but isn’t raising prices meaningfully—a restraint that in its view, is a missed opportunity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

It will be her task to extract them.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline




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