extractable

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“The big question for me is how to teach students to govern their own attention, judgment and thought in a society that increasingly treats them as extractable resources,” Senk said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Previously, there were thought to be just 80 billion barrels of extractable oil, but by 2011, its reported figure had nearly quadrupled.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

Among the chemicals identified, decabromodiphenyl ethane, or DBDPE, appeared at the highest extractable levels.

From Science Daily • Dec. 18, 2025

While they might be chock full of extractable ice, it might be necessary to protect these features for the science they are likely to offer.

From Scientific American • May 23, 2023

In fat-free coffee 6 percent of sucrose was found extractable by 70 percent alcohol.

From All About Coffee by Ukers, William H. (William Harrison)