extraction
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One problem they are currently trying to fix is that custard apple pulp turns brown very quickly after extraction.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
Current extraction methods work best with high quality deposits found in only a limited number of regions, while also consuming huge amounts of land and water.
From Science Daily • May 23, 2026
The Labor Department estimates employment in oil-and-gas extraction is near its lowest levels in records stretching back to 1972.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
“We need a good extraction method that can actually pull trash out in a rapid amount of time.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
Hamilton had been born on the West Indian island of Nevis, the illegitimate son of a down-on-her-luck beauty of French extraction and a hard-drinking Scottish merchant with a flair for bankruptcy.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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