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

For turnout gear produced between 2013 and 2020, the outer shell typically contained higher extractable levels of brominated flame retardants than the moisture barrier or inner lining.

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

The second volume is untouched, and will afford us a few extractable pieces—but they must be short.

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 352, January 17, 1829 by Various