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extract

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






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To extract this information, the researchers proposed three complementary measurement techniques within a single framework.

From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026

This allows the executives at DoorDash to extract often-excruciating hours of work from people like Simmons, without having to pay benefits or salaries that direct employees would receive.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026

A handful of companies which were granted licenses in 2021 pay a fee to the owner of the lough bed, the Earl of Shaftesbury, for every tonne they extract.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Palliser Capital says Ajinomoto has the leverage to extract a lot more money from customers but isn’t raising prices meaningfully—a restraint that in its view, is a missed opportunity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 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




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