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






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Afterward, the researchers extract a relatively thick oil from the solvent that functions as a lubricant.

From Science Daily Aug. 29, 2026

Some 350 workers and residents have been brought to safety from the tunnel, he added, but efforts were ongoing to extract more than 100 people trapped in the same area.

From Barron's Aug. 28, 2026

Identifying the safest place to extract it was not straightforward, particularly as anatomy tends to differ between individuals.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

China has taken over the industry, but we know how to extract the vital metal from seawater.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

Pour in the vanilla extract and add water and fill to the top.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry

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

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

From Science Daily Jul. 3, 2026

The male police officer in the transcript extracts below is the same officer heard in the video saying, "Don't think you have mate," before restraining him.

From BBC Jun. 24, 2026

Hamilton Lane has also gotten heat External link for booking profits on the discounts it extracts when acquiring pieces of private-equity and credit funds from other investors.

From Barron's May 28, 2026

Together with extracts from Books of Lore translated by Bilbo in Rivendell.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien

These compounds can then be extracted and turned into plastic-like materials.

From Science Daily Aug. 17, 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

A total of nine bodies were recovered, and two survivors were extracted.

From Barron's Aug. 1, 2026

Recycling aluminium, which can be done infinitely, means less is being extracted from bauxite mines, which have huge impacts on communities and the environment from habitat destruction, contamination of soil and harm to human health.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

“It has distorted her appearance savagely. Her mind remains human and intact, but her body is that of a beast and will remain so until the splendor is extracted from her.”

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

Scientists uncovered that inheritance by extracting and sequencing DNA preserved in Neanderthal and Denisovan fossils.

From Science Daily Aug. 1, 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

“For these guys,” Banks said, the goal “is extraction,” and “what they’re extracting is not just our money, but our data.”

From Salon Jul. 20, 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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