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extrication

[ek-stri-key-shuhn] / ˌɛk strɪˈkeɪ ʃən /










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Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service said: "The extrication was especially challenging with fuel lines running throughout the aircraft's chassis and aviation fuel stored in its wings."

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

The extrication of the federal workforce from routine economic activity means comparisons, even after data reporting returns, will be askew until normalization sets back in.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 11, 2025

Had officials issued timely alerts, Shurney said she would have been packing up and arranging for her mother’s extrication.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2025

They set up small medical base camps at various levels along the shaft, providing Dickey an opportunity to rest during the slow and arduous extrication.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 10, 2023

He immediately became confused beyond all hope of extrication, in the most simple question of voting the War Credits.

From Dictatorship vs. Democracy (Terrorism and Communism) by Trotzky, Leon Davidovich