extracted

Example Sentences

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"For too long, Africa's resources have been extracted, the value captured elsewhere," António Guterres said, calling for more local processing, manufacturing and industrialisation.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

He said declines in the concentration of copper extracted from rock and supply bottlenecks in the Persian Gulf also have been “colliding head on” with record levels of demand fueled by AI expansion.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

Mamdani said those settlements were "returning the resources extracted by corporate greed back to those who needed it the most."

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

The extracted volatile organic compounds can then be sent for analysis.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

There he untied his packet, and leaving the loaves scattered on a shelf, broke the seal on the barrel of dried fish, extracted two and put them on an earthen plate.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw