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extract

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






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"We have to extract a DNA profile from their relatives and then compare".

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

The buyers would also capture $40 million to $75 million from sponsorship opportunities and extract at least $20 million in operating cost efficiencies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Earl Spencer, the brother of Diana, Princess of Wales, has claimed King Charles said "we'll forget her soon enough" days after her death, in an extract from his upcoming memoir published by the Daily Mail.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

By doing so, the researchers hope to extract more useful information from each electron, potentially allowing scientists to form clearer images while exposing delicate samples to fewer electrons.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026

Private companies would be granted leases to extract minerals and harvest timber, but they would be required to do so in a restrained, intelligent, sustainable way.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

In further extracts published on Thursday, he claimed how the King "sounded giddily elated" when he called him after Diana's death, alleging Charles sounded like a "lottery winner".

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

The company is most known for its camera network, which extracts data about cars from photographs and allows operators to search for vehicles by description or license plate number.

From Salon ● Aug. 17, 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

This capability could power a continuous measurement engine that extracts useful energy directly from the monitoring process.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 3, 2026

He reaches beneath the counter and extracts the soft-cloth bundle.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz

Parisi traveled to Oklahoma to obtain the Ames rock core from the Oklahoma Geological Survey, extracted zircon crystals from the material, and helped determine their ages.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026

"We want an industry run in the interests of people and the environment, with its income reinvested in the system rather than extracted from it."

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

Sea salt, meanwhile, refers to salt extracted from ocean water or lakes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Then doctors told him about CAR-T treatment, in which a patient’s immune cells are extracted, re-engineered in a laboratory and reintroduced into the body to fight cancer cells.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

He riffled through and extracted a group of clipped pages.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz

He, too, said he abstains from getting involved due to the damage illegal mining does to the land, especially as a result of the chemicals used for extracting gold.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Unions representing Hollywood actors, writers and backstage workers expressed gratitude to Bonta for extracting concessions from Paramount—as well as pessimism over the deal’s implications for their industry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

He wants the government to help local miners establish safer and more effective ways of finding and extracting the gold.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

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

“Maybe they’re extracting the truth and saving it for later. Like you.”

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King




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