extraction
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As the blockade continues, it will bite deeper, until Iran is compelled to halt extraction at outdated wells.
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
"Deep-sea ecosystems are vast, remote and expensive to study, yet they face growing pressure from climate change, fishing and resource extraction," Associate Professor Richards said.
From Science Daily • May 14, 2026
This was particularly important in connection with underground activities like excavation and extraction, he said, pointing for instance to quakes triggered by disposal of wastewater from the fracking industry in Texas.
From Barron's • May 11, 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
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