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extraction

[ik-strak-shuhn] / ɪkˈstræk ʃən /




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“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

Maslin said the idea of the United States being completely autonomous in terms of rare earths, from extraction to selling permanent magnets, is not far-fetched.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

While agriculture and resource extraction are strong, retail and manufacturing have been sluggish.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 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

His eye: maybe it wasn’t an injection but an extraction, something to test why his vision was so sharp.

From "Legend" by Marie Lu




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