- possessive of I.
mine
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"Serving my country has always been a dream of mine and I never considered that I'd do anything else," said the 21-year-old.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
They allowed me to have my guitar — I remember a friend of mine dropped off a guitar for me, and it sat in the corner for most of the time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
Domestic copper inventories remain low, while global copper mine supply remains constrained, they add.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
At the same time, industry generates vast quantities of silicon-rich waste, including coal ash residue, red mud, mine tailings, concrete debris, waste glass, and metallurgical slag.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
He wrapped mine also to keep down the clatter, and soon we were pedaling through the blacked-out streets of Haarlem at a speed that would have scared me even in daylight.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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Traditionally, the Rand Refinery processed gold from big South African mines, but output from the country—once the world’s No. 1 producer—has dwindled in recent decades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
They are not doing high-profile sabotage of corporations; they are not shooting it out in the coal mines.
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026
As with so many land mines in our broken healthcare system, having a reliable and trustworthy practitioner to consult and query regarding the reality of compounded medications is the best solution.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
On Monday, Iran's Revolutionary Guards said the tanker hit naval mines and caught fire while passing through what they described as a restricted and unsafe route.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Once opened, the combined mines caused so many ventilation problems, Dad had to take over both of them.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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Long the go-to destination for Africa’s commercially mined gold, it is working to tap the vast quantities of metal dug up by the continent’s countless informal miners, too.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
Naturally, Varnell, deemed out of touch, is resistant to the characterization and the alterations, and much of the comedy is mined from the contrast between the older and younger characters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
There are now two distinct routes: one to the north, near the Iranian coast -- the only one approved by Tehran -- and another to the south, between the Omani coast and potentially mined areas.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
Despite the elevated values, the rocks do not contain enough gold to be commercially mined.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
For instance, he was working on a technology to burn coal more efficiently, so that even the lowest-grade coal could be mined and sold.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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Output from utilities jumped 1.8%, and the index for mining output ticked up 0.1%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Thirty-seven people accused of illegal mining in north-central Nigeria have died in custody, local officials said.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
"The habitats that Slash's groundsnake is from are under threat from industries like coffee farming and mining," says Ruane.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
Values of colored gemstones have risen since the pandemic, following constraints in mining.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
When a topic—especially one that happened outside Coalwood and also didn’t involve mining or football—reached the steps, you knew it was important.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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