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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

A paramedic and extrication equipment were deployed to the car using a 200-foot line, the sheriff’s office said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2023

Wenatchee Valley Fire Department Chief Brian Brett said this was the first time his department had been tasked to use extrication equipment for a mountain rescue.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 12, 2022

Shorty had dropped on to a bench, and fixed his eyes on the stone wall opposite, as if desperately striving to read there some hint of extrication from his perplexities.

From Si Klegg, Book 5 (of 6) The Deacon's Adventures At Chattanooga In Caring For The Boys by McElroy, John




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