extraction
Example Sentences
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U.S. special operations forces began to do dry runs of the extraction, practicing on a replica of his Caracas compound at a military base.
The company, currently responsible for around a fifth of Venezuelan oil extraction, said it is focused on the safety of its employees and is complying "with all relevant laws and regulations".
From BBC
The helicopters, which carried an extraction force and law-enforcement officers, at some points flew only about 100 feet above the water during the flights into Venezuela.
Gas plumes from extraction activities reacted in the lower atmosphere, increasing acidity and producing harmful compounds and smog, Fuentes said.
From Science Daily
Data centers are the same kind of extraction, only this time the corporations are hiding them behind fences, nondisclosure agreements and a lot of glossy PR about “upcycling” coal mines and powering the future.
From Salon
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