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extraction

[ik-strak-shuhn] / ɪkˈstræk ʃən /




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The Quaker-inspired coalition also founded New York’s Strother School of Radical Attention, which offers courses and workshops on attention as a practice that, maintained and exerted, makes it easier to recognize and refuse such extraction.

From Salon Jul. 13, 2026

Direct lithium extraction, or DLE, has the potential to transform production of the battery metal, according to the International Energy Agency, which forecasts rapidly growing lithium demand to create a market shortfall by the 2030s.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

More than 1,600 employees signed a petition calling for it to end, with some likening the company to a "data extraction factory," according to media reports.

From Barron's Jul. 1, 2026

Work continues on a prototype for lunar helium-3 extraction and Pickens is bullish: "You'll see it."

From BBC Jun. 16, 2026

Once they hauled the cargo upstairs to their lab, they let it cool for a week before beginning the tedious process of reduction, oxidation, precipitation, and extraction.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

McPhail said homeowners are starting to tap more of their home equity but that those extractions are rising more for consumers with lower credit scores.

From The Wall Street Journal May 19, 2026

At the surgery he was then told the extractions were so complex the price would go up to £350.

From BBC Mar. 24, 2026

PE-owned dentist offices are more likely to change focus from prevention to more-lucrative restoration procedures, and some have been sued by former patients alleging unnecessary tooth extractions and root canals.

From Slate Mar. 17, 2026

When I book a facial while traveling, I’m not looking for heavy extractions or intensive treatments — just hydration and relaxation.

From Salon Mar. 7, 2026

The day after the SHU extractions, CO Konoval showed his videotape in the minutes before lineup.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover




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