extraction
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Oil and gas extraction drove the economy in April with the strongest monthly growth since February 2024, which more than offset weakness the month before.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026
At the end of last year, South Korea announced it would ban the breeding and possession of bears and the extraction of their bile.
From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026
Road dust was swept and analyzed for microplastics by direct analysis and solvent extraction to separate bound plastic from asphalt and plastic additives by water extraction.
From Science Daily • Jun. 28, 2026
The ruling invalidated a law spearheaded by environmental justice activists that barred new oil and gas extraction and required that all existing operations stop production within 20 years.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026
Homer pretended he was of Italian extraction when it suited him and let his questioners sit with their bewilderment.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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