extract

Example Sentences

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A small team would be needed to extract the uranium, assuming it could be found in a single location.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

"The productivity of that -- in terms of how much you could extract from it -- peaked in the late 1990s and it's been in decline ever since," she added.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

His remarks came after the Wall Street Journal reported that the US was considering an operation to extract the material.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

In 1947, McCormick bought San Francisco’s A. Schilling & Co., a coffee, spice and extract company, building the business’s coast-to-coast distribution in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

“A fermented mixture of corn, castor oil, eucalyptus extract, menthol, iron, potassium, and calcium,” Hattie Mae answered.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool