extraction
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From building wind turbines to reinforcing power grids for rising demand from electric cars, transitioning from fossil fuels to greener economies will require a massive increase in metal extraction.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
Two other companies are trying to reach commercial extraction near the Salton Sea.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
The Quaker-inspired coalition also founded New York’s Strother School of Radical Attention, which offers courses and workshops on attention as a practice that, maintained and exerted, makes it easier to recognize and refuse such extraction.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
Oil and gas extraction drove the economy in April with the strongest monthly growth since February 2024, which more than offset weakness the month before.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
But the Dreamers have improved themselves, and the damming of seas for voltage, the extraction of coal, the transmuting of oil into food, have enabled an expansion in plunder with no known precedent.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
A UK-wide analysis by MyTribe Insurance found the price of initial consultations had risen by 23% in two years to £80 on average, while simple extractions have gone up by 32% to £139.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
McPhail said homeowners are starting to tap more of their home equity but that those extractions are rising more for consumers with lower credit scores.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
PE-owned dentist offices are more likely to change focus from prevention to more-lucrative restoration procedures, and some have been sued by former patients alleging unnecessary tooth extractions and root canals.
From Slate ● Mar. 17, 2026
When I book a facial while traveling, I’m not looking for heavy extractions or intensive treatments — just hydration and relaxation.
From Salon ● Mar. 7, 2026
The day after the SHU extractions, CO Konoval showed his videotape in the minutes before lineup.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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