extract
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Mines extract gneiss and granite for construction from the gigantic pits that now ring the village of Chatru Ki Dhani, home to fewer than 200 people.
From Barron's • May 31, 2026
The team used acetonitrile to extract PAHs from food samples, then tested several purification strategies involving different combinations of sorbents.
From Science Daily • May 22, 2026
"In some ways it might be easier to extract him," said Adam Isacson, a regional expert with the Washington Office on Latin America, an NGO.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
“We have demonstrated that we can extract volatiles from the regolith”—the loose material on the lunar surface—“and produce hydrogen and oxygen.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 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
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 12–15
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