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[ik-strakt, ek-strakt, ek-strakt] / ɪkˈstrækt, ˈɛk strækt, ˈɛk strækt /






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Press firmly on the peaches with the back of a spoon to extract as much liquid, color and flavor as possible.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

Just like all young professionals, Fin spent hours every day trying to extract as much performance as possible.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

The hippo liked it there, so it took a while to extract the animal from the muddy waters to the delight of the locals.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

The central question is whether spacecraft could reach these asteroids, extract useful materials, and transport them to Mars without consuming so much energy and fuel that the entire effort becomes impractical.

From Science Daily Aug. 7, 2026

It was no longer a complete mystery; mathematicians could extract some information about 0/0 if they approached it very carefully.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

About 70% of Happy Hippo’s sales come from plain-leaf powder and capsules, with the remainder from concentrated liquid extracts, gummies and flavor-infused taffy.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

In tests involving oral samples from patients, extracts from the gum sharply reduced one virus and two types of bacteria linked to the disease.

From Science Daily Aug. 4, 2026

It's a far cry from basin depths in Silesia -- a historic coal mining region in southern Poland where he still extracts the ore.

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

Valery said it was strange having to queue in a country that extracts so much oil.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

From her purse, she extracts a folded paper map and hands it to me.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz

The research focused on keratin, a natural structural protein that can be extracted from wool.

From Science Daily Aug. 12, 2026

Asked about the lawsuit during questioning, Turner said, “We’re working on that right now,” then shifted to a brown lunch bag pulled from the lectern from which he extracted several items.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum has sought to regulate the industry, with spokesman Hamayoun Afghan saying resources "used to be extracted erratically; it wasn't done under supervision" by the previous government.

From Barron's Aug. 9, 2026

How those resources are extracted is the subject of “Beneath the Surface: Mining and American Photography,” an exhibition of over 150 pictures at the National Gallery of Art through Aug. 23.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

Produced by boiling juice extracted from sugarcane, it has long been used in making rum, as a major ingredient in making explosives, and as a sweetener.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler

Two other Republicans who had threatened Blanche’s nomination, Sens. John Cornyn of Texas and Thom Tillis of North Carolina, ultimately voted to confirm him after extracting concessions.

From Salon Aug. 8, 2026

One activist has dedicated herself to extracting them from insurgent groups, and bringing them to a refuge she has made in an old house in Mae Sot, where she tries to get them work experience.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

While its emissions are lower, drilling and extracting it causes the leakage of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas and the main component of natural gas.

From Barron's Jul. 25, 2026

Still, beneath the public warmth is a relationship increasingly shifting in China’s favor—with Xi extracting concessions from Putin across areas ranging from energy to a new regional development bank.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

Garden servants buzzed about, pruning, watering, and extracting perfume to be used in the Belle-products.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton




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