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

“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

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

Hence the importance of prompt engineering, or how to extract the best from these soulless but amazingly powerful association engines.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

He thought of the memory Dumbledore had not yet been able to extract from Slughorn.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling