extraction

Example Sentences

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That means finding a way to offset revenues from oil extraction, which currently finance many municipal services, and are projected to drop from more than $50 million annually to around $21 million by 2035.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

And on top of that: fishing, boating, mineral extraction, and protection from underground toxins that could blanket Utah’s most heavily populated area and drive everyone away—not just from Box Elder, but from the state altogether.

From Slate • Jun. 1, 2026

Its Emmett shop, more than a mile from the nearest coal-processing plant and several miles from any extraction site, is where its trucks get their oil changed and their brakes fixed.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

The sites hold artisanal mining permits and declare gold sales but when you fly over them, there is no sign of extraction activity.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

While the refinement and construction of the uranium plants were taking place, Glenn Seaborg ran his own race to perfect a plutonium extraction process.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik