extractable
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“The big question for me is how to teach students to govern their own attention, judgment and thought in a society that increasingly treats them as extractable resources,” Senk said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2026
Previously, there were thought to be just 80 billion barrels of extractable oil, but by 2011, its reported figure had nearly quadrupled.
From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2026
Among the chemicals identified, decabromodiphenyl ethane, or DBDPE, appeared at the highest extractable levels.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 18, 2025
What pleasure is extractable in “Argylle,” directed by Matthew Vaughn, lies in its mild surprises.
From New York Times ● Feb. 1, 2024
For, it must be remembered that the amount of an indemnity extractable from a modern community, of the credit era, has very definite limits: an insolvent community can pay more.
From The Great Illusion A Study of the Relation of Military Power to National Advantage by Norman Angell