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extricate

[ek-stri-keyt] / ˈɛk strɪˌkeɪt /


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But rather than extricate themselves by any means short of actually calling the police, they sink deeper and deeper into an all-consuming situation, their efforts to survive becoming increasingly extreme, never mind unlikely.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 9, 2026

Meanwhile, despite these woes, I was able to extricate some March Madness picks from the collective wisdom, or otherwise, of the major AI platforms.

From MarketWatch Mar. 18, 2026

Rocket responded with its “Bully Shield” program, which pays penalties and court fees for any brokers who want to extricate themselves from UWM External link’s contract.

From Barron's Jan. 16, 2026

Kardashian employed Wasser, who costs at least $1000 an hour, according to a 2022 New Yorker profile, to legally extricate herself from her marriage to Kanye West.

From Salon Nov. 6, 2025

Ron, who had fought his way through to Harry’s side, doubled up with laughter as they watched Malfoy fighting to extricate himself from the robe, Goyle’s head still stuck inside it.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling

“The disposal of the Russian hygiene entity extricates the company from a business that cast a shadow over its first-quarter results,” the analyst said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

The lovestruck theme continues on Opalite, whose breezy chords and Abba-esque harmonies unfurl like a blossoming romance; and Wi$h Li$t, where Swift extricates herself from the Hollywood pack for a life of domestic bliss.

From BBC Oct. 3, 2025

He draws her toward him, she extricates herself and gives him a small wave, no hug in sight.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 3, 2023

McManus throws ladders, extricates people from car crashes, breaks down doors and conducts search-and-rescue operations.

From Seattle Times Jan. 13, 2023

The distance is 3½ miles, and an active traveller, if by any accident he extricates himself speedily from Bethesda, may reach the summit in two hours.

From Climbing in The British Isles, Vol. II Wales and Ireland by Hart, H. C.

Hernan Gil survived nearly eight days trapped beneath the ruins of a partially collapsed building in Venezuela before being extricated Thursday in a dramatic operation involving rescuers from seven countries.

From Barron's Jul. 2, 2026

A massive search and rescue effort extricated one crew member but at least one additional crew member was unaccounted for.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 4, 2026

Their bodies were extricated not by trained rescuers, but by locals who used rudimentary equipment.

From BBC Apr. 2, 2025

A show that would contemplate the intricacies of courtship among people who had experienced deep connection and devastating loss, who had already raised children, extricated themselves from bad relationships or made regrettable mistakes?

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 5, 2023

At last, he extricated himself from Romilda Vane, who was hinting heavily that she would like to go to Slughorn’s Christmas party with him.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

One video shows him under the rubble, carefully extricating the body of an infant from around the body of another small child, who is alive.

From BBC Jan. 24, 2025

He lets the film pause and breathe, believably extricating Pansy from her pain for just a moment to give her a taste of what reprieve and lightness might look like.

From Salon Jan. 10, 2025

The answer, according to the management team tasked with extricating the company from its financial mire, is that it was forced on the company by self-interested owners.

From Los Angeles Times May 21, 2024

Zwirner would not disclose the financial terms of extricating the gallery from that project.

From New York Times Jul. 26, 2023

From a parent’s point of view, it wasn’t a bad way to raise teenagers—knowing that a set of watchful adults was trailing them at all times, tasked with extricating them from any sort of emergency.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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