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

Every set of turnout gear tested also contained brominated flame retardants, with extractable levels generally higher than those measured for PFAS.

From Science Daily • Dec. 18, 2025

What pleasure is extractable in “Argylle,” directed by Matthew Vaughn, lies in its mild surprises.

From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2024

Lichens, whose coloring matter was easily extractable by cold water alone.

From The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. by Simmonds, P. L.