extract
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Bomb technicians from the FBI and Sheriff’s Department worked together to extract it from the bag, place a bomb blast suppression device on top and remove it from the airport.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
Hedge funds employ the best AI researchers available, spending hundreds of millions of dollars annually to extract fractions of a percentage point of edge.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
Exxon prides itself on its ability to find and extract fossil fuels hidden deep in the earth’s crevices.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
The team used acetonitrile to extract PAHs from food samples, then tested several purification strategies involving different combinations of sorbents.
From Science Daily • May 22, 2026
Much of it came from poorly paid state functionaries whose livelihoods depended on using police and administrative authority to extract cash from upstart capitalists.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
Vocabulary lists containing extract
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 12–15
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Words to Know Before You Defrost the Bird
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