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extract

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






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Sales of heat pumps—a low-carbon technology used to extract warmth from the outside air to heat people’s homes—more than doubled in the month.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 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

Various deputies tried to extract the suspect, including breaking windows and tossing multiple rounds of a substance, as could be seen on television footage.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

The new structure uses small chunks of content that the AI can easily extract.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

As we extract new things of value from it, we also keep discovering parts of the activity that seem in need of better control, more efficiency, less unpredictability.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas




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