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extract

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






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Cellular respiration is the series of chemical reactions that allows cells to extract usable energy from nutrients.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

Paladin works with Critical Materials Recycling, a Boone, Iowa company that is commercializing a leaching process developed at Ames National Laboratory to extract nearly all the rare earths from electronic waste.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

There are a number of ways the chancellor could extract more money from the sector.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

However, it is possible to extract healthy symbionts and culture them -- and the team is now thinking about ways to re-introduce them en masse to bleached coral.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

“A fermented mixture of corn, castor oil, eucalyptus extract, menthol, iron, potassium, and calcium,” Hattie Mae answered.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool

They pioneered phytocosmetology—using plant extracts and essential oils in combination with advanced technological research.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

In a paper published in October 2025 called "Artificial Writing and Automated Detection", researchers at the University of Chicago found Pangram "achieving near-zero error rates" on medium-to-long extracts.

From Barron's ● Sep. 25, 2026

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

Tests showed that extracts from the bean gum lowered HPV levels by 93% in saliva samples.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026

She bade me join her at her cupboard, where her busy fingers darted through small drawers, poured powders into folded papers, and filled several small jars with essences and extracts.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

The Oschin Center seeks to tackle that question head-on by displaying a genuine space potty, extracted from the Endeavour herself and displayed in a glass case.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

With the continent increasingly reliant on imports of American LNG, gas extracted closer to home will help alleviate some energy security concerns.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

This is because UK North Sea gas mostly comes from smaller fields and is extracted with older infrastructure and technology than those of Norway.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

Parisi traveled to Oklahoma to obtain the Ames rock core from the Oklahoma Geological Survey, extracted zircon crystals from the material, and helped determine their ages.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026

Nathan turned around and stared at the gray being, the size of Seed Collector, that had been extracted from the back of his skull.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

Aston Villa head coach Unai Emery and Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler's stock is high with those in the corridors of power at United - but extracting them from their respective clubs would be difficult.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

The frontal cortex, meanwhile, is more involved in extracting broader meaning, recognizing patterns, and understanding the central message of an experience, sometimes called its "gist."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

Other companies are extracting insights from large amounts of data for algorithmic-pricing strategies.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

He was sent, instead, to a disciplinary Siberia—in his case a Baltic port in Lithuania—where he was tasked with extracting information from Western sailors and businessman.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

I ask, because even though these are my imaginary alien people, I have no idea what they are extracting.

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King


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