extract
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The finished product is indulgent and addictive, flavoring the humble chia seed with freshly brewed Thai tea, maple syrup and vanilla extract, alongside a dollop of homemade coconut whipped cream.
From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026
“Augmented reality could end up looking a lot like the royalty layer in smartphones, where a small set of IP owners extract value from a much larger hardware ecosystem,” Boloor said.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
Otherwise, he says, "companies come in, extract the resources, oftentimes with foreign equipment and engineers, then ship it".
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
“Most of it doesn’t get metabolized, meaning that we don’t extract energy from it, and it passes through and is excreted in the stool,” Fetter said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
Only with some frantic shuttle diplomacy and the most liberal applications of flattery did Halley manage finally to extract the concluding volume from the erratic professor.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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