uncork
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They aim to show Nuton’s bioleaching technology works at scale and can be deployed throughout the Americas to uncork the low-grade sulfide ores left in old mines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 2, 2025
Then, when Yamamoto does uncork a throw, the ball can dart in any number of directions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2024
He’s thinking he’ll uncork his ’59 Latour, which goes for more than $2,000 a bottle.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 6, 2023
Expanding Medicaid would uncork a spigot of about $1.35 billion a year in federal funds to hospitals and health care providers, according to a 2021 report by the office of the state economist.
From New York Times ● Mar. 28, 2023
Ugwu would continue to uncork bottles of beer and Coke silently, while feeling the warm glow of pride spread up from the tips of his toes.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The composer struts in during a rehearsal, uncorks an embarrassingly stagey speech about his life and views, and forbids Guthrie from putting his modern spin on the oratorio.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 24, 2025
There are heavy doses of Kevin Durant in how Wembanyama sets up and uncorks his pure jump shots, but he’s far taller and far longer than the Brooklyn Nets superstar.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 5, 2022
Kushner uncorks a tale that spans more than half a century and moves as quickly as Reno rides her motorcycle across the salt flats of Utah, briefly becoming the fastest woman in the world.
From New York Times ● Jun. 22, 2022
But that’s when White uncorks the remarkable 24.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 14, 2021
Alan sets down a garbage bag full of Amber and Clover’s old baby clothes, uncorks a bottle of cold champagne.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
Which is precisely what they uncorked to open the scoring.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
With the pressure uncorked, she continued to play freer on her way to retaining the Melbourne title in 2024, then earned back-to-back victories at the 2024 and 2025 US Opens.
From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2026
They claim to share a sisterhood but whose dissimilar economic and social statuses rocket to the surface like freshly uncorked champagne bubbles.
From Salon ● Feb. 16, 2025
The idea is simple: As the weight on the volcanoes is lifted, the gases trapped in magma are released like the fizz in an uncorked bottle of champagne, driving eruptions.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 2, 2024
As she whirled to look at him, he uncorked the top of the milk bottle.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
By the end, he was holding his head high at Liu’s gold medal romp, and uncorking his back flip in the Games-ending gala.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026
Last year, he threw a memorable first pitch before a Guardians games, uncorking a wild toss and that bounced to the backstop.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 4, 2024
Generally, the person who invited you to the party is responsible for connecting unfamiliar folks, but sometimes your host is uncorking bottles and shooing away mynah birds.
From Salon ● Nov. 22, 2023
Final round Emmy voting begins next week, uncorking an array of intriguing questions that probably won’t be answered until ...
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2023
“Yes, I expect so,” said Dumbledore, withdrawing a fresh bottle of silver memories from inside his robes and uncorking it with a prod of his wand.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
