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brine

[brahyn] / braɪn /


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Controlled Thermal Resources wants to extract lithium from hot brine that will be used to power a geothermal electricity plant it plans to build.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

Smaller briskets take three to four days to brine, while larger cuts can take one week.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

The reserve has experienced 16 major equipment failures since 2013, including of raw water and brine disposal piping.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

“Fish market gone bad, brine and blood. The melon sweetness of curdling bacteria. Urine, too, hot, tacky.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

They sailed through the air as the river churned and wailed below them, splashing Annabeth’s bare ankles with stinging brine.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

Rio Tinto aims to reach roughly 200,000 metric tons of capacity by 2028 and reduce C1 costs from its brines assets to less than US$5-US$8/kilogram.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 9, 2025

Electroflow Technologies, a startup that aims to make it cheaper and easier to extract lithium from brines, has raised $10 million in venture funding to support larger trials of its process.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 30, 2025

The kind of pickles you use also matters, as some brines lean more sweeter, while others are saltier.

From Salon Aug. 29, 2025

Companies pump salty, lithium-containing brines from underground aquifers into vast, shallow pools and wait for the Sun to evaporate most of the water, concentrating the lithium ions.

From Science Magazine Nov. 27, 2024

"Minerals", strictly speaking, refers to compounds formed by nature as rocks, ores, brines, salt deposits, etc.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Seventh Annual Report Wooster, Ohio, September 3, 4, 5, 1946 by Northern Nut Growers Association

Eaton uses a carefully sourced heritage breed bird that’s brined, deboned and served in butter for $35.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 5, 2026

Each ingredient, from blistered tomatoes to the brined treasures of the olive bar, is layered with intention, coaxing depth from pantry staples while keeping the cooking simple and approachable.

From Salon Dec. 18, 2025

In the Sammamish Ballroom, you can choose from a buffet spread including brined turkey breast, prime rib and plenty of sides of desserts.

From Seattle Times Nov. 15, 2023

After Kim purchased an unglazed onggi from his hometown on Jeju Island, South Korea, he and Hu measured carbon dioxide levels as brined cabbage fermented in both the onggi and a tightly sealed glass jar.

From Scientific American May 16, 2023

Once the meat was soaked, it would be transported to the lower levels to be ground, canned, pickled, brined, extruded into sausage casings, or cut into chops.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

If the batteries are too damaged for that to be done, crews will discharge them through brining, during which they are submerged in a water-and-salt solution.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2025

They'll be brining you your cocktails to drink and your food, which you'll look at.

From BBC Jan. 5, 2025

“We took him out of the game as soon as he was brining it up to the trainers and coaches,” Baldelli said.

From Washington Times Sep. 30, 2023

Easiest, juiciest roast chicken without faffing around with brining the day before or all these fancy tricks.

From Salon May 29, 2023

To be honest, there was another reason I chose the brining and grilling method.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan




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