extraction
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Don’t laugh: The labor secretary’s own lawyers, when pressed at oral argument, couldn’t rule out that a pickax used for mining remains a “mine” even when transported 5,000 miles from any extraction site.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
The sites hold artisanal mining permits and declare gold sales but when you fly over them, there is no sign of extraction activity.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
Exterminators charge extra for extraction and often leave contaminated hives behind after applying insecticides.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
One problem they are currently trying to fix is that custard apple pulp turns brown very quickly after extraction.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
The Euskadis were well-to-do, handsome people of Basque extraction.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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