extract

Example Sentences

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A small team would be needed to extract the uranium, assuming it could be found in a single location.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

“Augmented reality could end up looking a lot like the royalty layer in smartphones, where a small set of IP owners extract value from a much larger hardware ecosystem,” Boloor said.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

His remarks came after the Wall Street Journal reported that the US was considering an operation to extract the material.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

That’s the goal of Interlune, a startup founded by Blue Origin veterans that has raised at least $18 million to mine and extract resources on the moon and ship them back to Earth.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

“You’ve got a marvelous garden of succulents. You could grind those up and squeeze at least a gallon out of them. I could even show you how to make a condenser to extract the water.”

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman