extracting

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Extracting oil and gas could be dirty and dangerous but huge profits drove up wages, property prices and the standard of living in north-east Scotland.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Extracting natural gas from shale formations can provide an abundant, lower-carbon footprint fossil fuel, but also creates concerns over increased methane emissions.

From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2024

Extracting his colleague from there was “the most difficult and toughest jump spot in my career,” Moody said.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 9, 2023

Both have disadvantages, Buchweitz says: Extracting the blue compound from the algae is a laborious process, and the anthocyanins from the butterfly pea aren’t as stable, she says.

From Science Magazine • Jun. 14, 2023

Natives Extracting Gold from a River, by Theodor de Bry, from Grand Voyages, 1591, one of the “New World” images published by Matthäus Merian.

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman