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extract
noun as in something condensed from whole
verb as in physically remove, draw out
Example Sentences
According to prosecutors, he oversaw the lucrative schemes the Mexican Mafia uses to extract money from the 6,000 or so Latino prisoners who make up more than half of the county’s male inmate population.
Once they confirm that soldiers' bodies have been found they remove the remains and any artefacts and extract as much information as possible.
Scammers in Ghana extracted payments using a range of schemes, including fake courier and customs shipment fees.
And experts say situations where scammers pretend to be celebrities to extract money from well-meaning fans are far from rare.
She said about £7bn a year could be extracted by the end of the decade by taxing what she described as unexpected profits the banks had made as a result of high interest rates.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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