- possessive of I.
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In one such victory earlier this week, Australia's highest court blocked the expansion of a coal mine in New South Wales, citing its climate impact.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
Joe Port and Joe Wiseman, the co-creators and co-showrunners of CBS’ new vampire comedy, say they wanted to mine the idea of eternal love: “This is totally ‘Twilight’ 500 years later.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
Copper ore grades are declining, pushing up the cost of extracting copper, and mine projects face high permitting and regulatory hurdles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
"This is the hardest house for me because Shiri was a very, very good friend of mine," Dalit confides.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
"Let's say no more. If you are a bad governor, it will be your fault, but the shame will be mine."
From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios
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In recent years, he has relentlessly sealed his border, installing new fences, concrete walls and land mines along the DMZ.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Chinese-backed Yancoal has eight coal mines across Australia and told investors it set a production record digging up 19.8 million tonnes of saleable coal in the first half of 2026, a four percent lift.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
An investment in a firm that recovers “salmon gold” from abandoned mines in western Canada and Alaska promises to add traceable metal meanwhile.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
Among the culprits: owners letting their land, the youths delivering the fuel to run the mining machinery, but also "certain officials" in both Ivory Coast and abroad financing illegal mines to reap the profits.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
Time to suck some dirt, as they said down the mines.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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The black market for irregularly mined gold represents millions of dollars that would have otherwise ended up in the Ivorian state's coffers.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
Before the Rand Refinery can handle the metal, it needs to ensure it is mined in a responsible manner, including without damaging the environment, mistreating workers or funding corrupt officials.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
That could reduce dependence on newly mined resources, lower the environmental footprint of materials production, and strengthen domestic supplies of critical minerals and rare earth elements.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
Iodized table salt is mined from underground deposits, processed to remove other minerals and fortified with iodine, which is important for thyroid health and proper hormone production.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
As source material, they mined the roster of National Research Fellows.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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The Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization program provides federal money for returning legacy mining sites to productive use.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
He said Brazil is a well-established and supportive mining jurisdiction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Artisanal prospectors began mining gold illegally on a large scale in Ivory Coast in the 2000s, at a time when violent political crises weakened the state.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
European stock indexes opened higher, with utilities and mining stocks leading the continent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Across the mining station, alarms were blaring and lights were flashing red.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
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