extract
Example Sentences
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"If you extract the impact of the Middle East, we're looking at growth of 3.5 percent."
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
If these sequels prove anything, it’s that “Cars” was never about the insights it could provide the audience, but rather, the money it could extract from their wallets.
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026
Bomb technicians from the FBI and Sheriff’s Department worked together to extract it from the bag, place a bomb blast suppression device on top and remove it from the airport.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
Hedge funds employ the best AI researchers available, spending hundreds of millions of dollars annually to extract fractions of a percentage point of edge.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
In addition, within recent years, molecular geneticists have begun to extract DNA from ancient human skeletons and to compare the genes of Japan’s ancient and modern populations.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Vocabulary lists containing extract
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 12–15
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Words to Know Before You Defrost the Bird
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