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miner

[mahy-ner] / ˈmaɪ nər /
NOUN
digger
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The world’s second-biggest miner by market value said it earned a net profit of $6.66 billion in the six months through June, up from $4.53 billion a year earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

No doubt, a shameless data miner can torture the data long enough to get it to support any conclusion.

From MarketWatch Jul. 23, 2026

The former hospital is a heap of rubble and the uranium miner glorified on a huge Soviet mosaic has lost half his face.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

His family had deep roots in the area - his granddad, Frank was a County Durham miner and a hero of the West Stanley Pit Disaster of 1909.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

He had grown up in Idaho during the Great Depression, working summers as a miner to pay for college, and was eager to jump into the ranks of the G-men.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

According to miners who spoke to AFP, their sale price per gram was around $118.

From Barron's Aug. 9, 2026

Large-cap miners BHP and Rio Tinto are currently listed in Australia on the Australian Securities Exchange, or ASX.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

One interesting aspect of the gold miners is how cheaply priced some of the largest companies in the group are relative to their earnings.

From MarketWatch Aug. 6, 2026

"The joint rescue operation is still underway to locate and recover the remaining trapped miners," it added, without specifying how many were in the mine when the explosion took place.

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

West Virginia miners lived in nearly feudal conditions—their homes, schools, churches, stores, and even their politicians owned by the mine bosses.

From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell




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