extraction
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"The incident has been identified as a confidentiality breach involving unauthorised access and extraction of data," the email read.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
The Madrid Protocol bans mineral extraction, but that prohibition comes up for review in 2048.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
Their health should be at the forefront as the public and private sectors plan future water changes, extraction projects and other development near the Salton Sea.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
Last year, it ranked eighth worldwide in terms of copper extraction volume, behind global giants such as BHP Group, Glencore Plc and Rio Tinto, according to industry statistics.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 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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