extraction
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Keyera’s planned takeover, unveiled in June of last year, would establish a natural-gas-liquids corridor in Canada for the company, with assets that include extraction, fractionation and storage operations, as well as rail and truck terminals.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
Both cast debt as a bogeyman turning capitalism into an extraction device that, left unchecked or unwisely channeled, can take everything from any of us.
From Salon • May 4, 2026
In the context of international conflict, there's been renewed debate about more oil and gas extraction from the North Sea.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
Many of these processes rely on precious metals like platinum, which are costly and can have significant environmental impacts due to extraction.
From Science Daily • May 1, 2026
While the refinement and construction of the uranium plants were taking place, Glenn Seaborg ran his own race to perfect a plutonium extraction process.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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