extraction

Example Sentences

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But the Kremlin calculates its mineral extraction tax based in part on the prior month’s prevailing prices for Russian oil exports.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

As the lake’s water sources diminish because of water use agreements regarding the Colorado River, and as this region gains more industrial activity from proposed lithium extraction, air pollution is likely to only worsen.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Pararescue teams deployed extensively throughout the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, conducting thousands of missions to rescue US and allied troops that were wounded or required extraction.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

These producers' profit margins have increased because as oil prices climb, the costs of extraction has remained relatively steady, said Jose Torres, senior economist at Interactive Brokers.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

The architects of the Jamaica uprisings had been of Beninese and Congolese extraction, willful and cunning.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead