extract
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North Korean foreign policy expert Dr Edward Howell, from the University of Oxford, has told the BBC that Pyongyang "has a long history of using cyber warfare to extract cash".
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
Divers worked over the past four months to extract its pottery from barnacles clinging to the rocky underwater slope.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026
Chinese companies have also partnered with Rio Tinto to extract iron ore from the Simandou project in Guinea, previously seen as one of the world’s biggest untapped iron-ore deposits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
There are a number of ways the chancellor could extract more money from the sector.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
Lina gathered up the scraps of paper from the floor and gently pried open Poppy’s fists and mouth to extract the crumpled wads.
From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau
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They pioneered phytocosmetology—using plant extracts and essential oils in combination with advanced technological research.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
It estimates how much energy the body extracts before food reaches the colon, how much energy microbes produce from the remaining material, and how much ultimately gets absorbed or eliminated.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
According to book extracts published by Haaretz, UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan had a phone call with Netanyahu that September.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 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
Garrett extracts his arm from behind my back, leaning forward in his seat.
From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli
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Reporters manually checked a random 20% sample of the extracted claims and found no errors that affected the analysis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
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
The AI systems then extracted descriptions of symptoms that users associated with the medication and translated those descriptions into standardized medical terminology.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026
They are currently extracted by Chinese companies with long experience of operating in these lawless borderlands, and transported over the border to China for processing.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
She shook her head at the dancer, who had since reached in her basket and extracted three more dolls.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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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, too, said he abstains from getting involved due to the damage illegal mining does to the land, especially as a result of the chemicals used for extracting gold.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
In South Africa, informal miners known locally as zama zamas pry open closed shafts to try their luck extracting what remains of the country’s gold reserves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
“We are still extracting from some fields we control in Egbema,” Richard said, not bothering to explain where Egbema was.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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