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extract

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






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Pliers were used to extract coins near the rock's edge, a grouting tool required for some of the more deeply wedged coins.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

Press firmly on the peaches with the back of a spoon to extract as much liquid, color and flavor as possible.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

The country holds some of the world’s largest oil resources but years of underinvestment means it lacks the infrastructure needed to extract it competitively.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

The central question is whether spacecraft could reach these asteroids, extract useful materials, and transport them to Mars without consuming so much energy and fuel that the entire effort becomes impractical.

From Science Daily Aug. 7, 2026

“They had to extract Dimple with the forceps, you know. Very painful. I couldn’t go to bathroom without screaming after that.”

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon

The company is most known for its camera network, which extracts data about cars from photographs and allows operators to search for vehicles by description or license plate number.

From Salon Aug. 17, 2026

In tests involving oral samples from patients, extracts from the gum sharply reduced one virus and two types of bacteria linked to the disease.

From Science Daily Aug. 4, 2026

US President Donald Trump's Science and Technology adviser Michael Kratsios said Moonshot AI carried out the campaign through what is known as distillation - when a weaker AI model extracts answers from a stronger one.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

Waste Management has access to a vast above-ground mine of valuable commodities but wants to improve how it extracts them.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 18, 2026

It inserts these minute and stiletto-sharp mouth parts into the outer cells of leaves and evergreen needles and extracts the chlorophyll.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

These compounds can then be extracted and turned into plastic-like materials.

From Science Daily Aug. 17, 2026

Asked about the lawsuit during questioning, Turner said, “We’re working on that right now,” then shifted to a brown lunch bag pulled from the lectern from which he extracted several items.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

Once refined to improve its purity, the extracted gold is used to make jewellery for the Royal Mint's "886" brand, which refers to the date the institution was founded.

From Barron's Aug. 4, 2026

The car lacked the pace to contend for points, but Ocon at least extracted more from the difficult weekend than Bearman.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

He reached into Ginny’s cauldron and extracted, from amid the glossy Lockhart books, a very old, very battered copy of A Beginner’s Guide to Transfiguration.

From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling

And if Mourinho has proven himself capable of one thing, it’s extracting commitment from his team.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

Farmers source additional water for their crops and livestock over summer from a combination of stored winter rainfall on site, and by extracting it from natural sources - a process called abstraction.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

While its emissions are lower, drilling and extracting it causes the leakage of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas and the main component of natural gas.

From Barron's Jul. 25, 2026

“For these guys,” Banks said, the goal “is extraction,” and “what they’re extracting is not just our money, but our data.”

From Salon Jul. 20, 2026

Mesopotamians were extracting tons of petroleum by heating rock asphalt.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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