extract
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The National Park Service and an Australian company are at odds over an old Mojave Desert gold mine, where the company is seeking to extract rare earth minerals.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
In particular, the lower limbs appear to have been selected, and the bones were deliberately broken open to extract nutrient-rich marrow.
From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026
Palliser Capital says Ajinomoto has the leverage to extract a lot more money from customers but isn’t raising prices meaningfully—a restraint that in its view, is a missed opportunity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Due to the flooding in the tunnel leading to his location, the divers could not immediately extract him.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
He made a clownish face, and I knew he was trying to get Maribel to laugh, trying to extract the tiniest hint of the girl she used to be.
From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez
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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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