1
: the process or business of working mines
2
: the activity or process of searching through large amounts of information for specific data or patterns
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Activities, include mining, burning fossil fuels, and manufacturing, and gets into food after plants absorb it from the soil, air, and water.
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Kristina Behr, Parents, 12 Apr. 2024
Bitcoin are created through a process known as mining, whereby supercomputers solve extremely complicated computational problems to verify other transactions on the bitcoin chain.
—Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Apr. 2024
Deep-sea expedition captures stunning images of creatures in Pacific mining zone
A part of the Pacific Ocean earmarked for deep-sea mining is home to a surprising variety of life.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 3 Apr. 2024
Private companies are also developing initiatives to send commercial spacecraft to the moon’s surface and orbit, for scientific research and mineral mining.
—Adela Suliman, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024
Local officials leave little doubt about their support for mining.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
One of the largest grants offered by the Innovation Fund to date was awarded to a division of Australian mining giant Fortescue Ltd.
—John Ainger, Fortune Europe, 2 Apr. 2024
Ramy Youssef has spent much of his career mining heartfelt humor from experiences that straddle the sacred and the profane.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2024
The next halving — an event that cuts the supply of bitcoin and reward for mining it — is looming in April.
—Peter Cohan, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
Kristina Behr, Parents, 12 Apr. 2024
Bitcoin are created through a process known as mining, whereby supercomputers solve extremely complicated computational problems to verify other transactions on the bitcoin chain.
—Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Apr. 2024
Deep-sea expedition captures stunning images of creatures in Pacific mining zone
A part of the Pacific Ocean earmarked for deep-sea mining is home to a surprising variety of life.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 3 Apr. 2024
Private companies are also developing initiatives to send commercial spacecraft to the moon’s surface and orbit, for scientific research and mineral mining.
—Adela Suliman, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024
Local officials leave little doubt about their support for mining.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
One of the largest grants offered by the Innovation Fund to date was awarded to a division of Australian mining giant Fortescue Ltd.
—John Ainger, Fortune Europe, 2 Apr. 2024
Ramy Youssef has spent much of his career mining heartfelt humor from experiences that straddle the sacred and the profane.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2024
The next halving — an event that cuts the supply of bitcoin and reward for mining it — is looming in April.
—Peter Cohan, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
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“Mining.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mining. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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