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extract

[ik-strakt, ek-strakt, ek-strakt] / ɪkˈstrækt, ˈɛk strækt, ˈɛk strækt /






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It can be more difficult to extract clients from family businesses and farms, and for families to split these assets.

From MarketWatch Aug. 25, 2026

I think now we are optimising the chassis side and we are able to extract the maximum.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

On the precipice of World War II, the Dow Chemical Co. perfected a way to extract magnesium from ordinary seawater, giving America access to a virtually inexhaustible supply of a metal vital to modern warfare.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

It is then piped into a small hillside plant, where it passes through three separate pools and is treated to eliminate pollutants and extract the rare earths in concentrated form.

From Barron's Aug. 22, 2026

Lyra—over Roger’s fervent protests—picked out the oldest, twistiest, greenest bottle she could find, and, not having anything to extract the cork with, broke it off at the neck.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman

The company is most known for its camera network, which extracts data about cars from photographs and allows operators to search for vehicles by description or license plate number.

From Salon Aug. 17, 2026

Tests showed that extracts from the bean gum lowered HPV levels by 93% in saliva samples.

From Science Daily Aug. 4, 2026

For humans, the abundant minerals and anti-inflammatory properties of certain seaweeds have seen their extracts used in medicines from treating acid reflux to wound dressings.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

It's a far cry from basin depths in Silesia -- a historic coal mining region in southern Poland where he still extracts the ore.

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

She bends down and extracts a strip of pictures, only gently chewed by sprites.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

Once companies had extracted all the easy-to-reach coal, miners were forced to bore deeper into the rock, which sent fine silica dust into the air.

From Barron's Aug. 21, 2026

These compounds can then be extracted and turned into plastic-like materials.

From Science Daily Aug. 17, 2026

Asked about the lawsuit during questioning, Turner said, “We’re working on that right now,” then shifted to a brown lunch bag pulled from the lectern from which he extracted several items.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

How those resources are extracted is the subject of “Beneath the Surface: Mining and American Photography,” an exhibition of over 150 pictures at the National Gallery of Art through Aug. 23.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

His six-person team contacted 173 people from a small village in what had been Botocudo country, explained what they were doing, obtained blood samples and extracted and examined the mitochondrial DNA.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

And if Mourinho has proven himself capable of one thing, it’s extracting commitment from his team.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

Two other Republicans who had threatened Blanche’s nomination, Sens. John Cornyn of Texas and Thom Tillis of North Carolina, ultimately voted to confirm him after extracting concessions.

From Salon Aug. 8, 2026

Farmers source additional water for their crops and livestock over summer from a combination of stored winter rainfall on site, and by extracting it from natural sources - a process called abstraction.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

While its emissions are lower, drilling and extracting it causes the leakage of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas and the main component of natural gas.

From Barron's Jul. 25, 2026

The first thing to do was to find Ron, and then they could work out a way of extracting Hermione from the courtroom.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling




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