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as in repository
an abundant source
a baseball fanatic who is a mine of fascinating trivia about the game
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Recent Examples of mine
James Laporta, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
The modular design allows for three standard payload modules to be installed or one extra-large module, enabling missions such as Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR), mine countermeasures, anti-submarine warfare, and undersea cable and pipeline inspection.
—David Szondy
march 22, New Atlas, 22 Mar. 2026
Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
However, even the possibility that the area has been mined suggests that a recovery could be slow.
—David Gura, Bloomberg, 19 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Earlier this month, CBS News reported that Iran was preparing to deploy naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz in an effort to further disrupt key shipping lanes.
—James Laporta, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
The modular design allows for three standard payload modules to be installed or one extra-large module, enabling missions such as Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR), mine countermeasures, anti-submarine warfare, and undersea cable and pipeline inspection.
—David Szondy
march 22, New Atlas, 22 Mar. 2026
Verb
Stocks of companies that mine such metals fell to some of Wall Street’s sharpest losses.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
However, even the possibility that the area has been mined suggests that a recovery could be slow.
—David Gura, Bloomberg, 19 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mine
Noun
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The infections spanned JavaScript, TypeScript and Python repositories.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
21 Mar. 2026
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There’s also the Asiama gallery, a comprehensive repository of Lao history through its tribal textiles.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The device, a compact high-explosive limpet mine designed to rest along the seabed, relies on a combination of acoustic and three-axis magnetic sensors to detect nearby vessels.—
James LaPorta,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2026
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These create chemical reactions that produce the explosive thrust necessary to propel humans to the Moon.—
Michael Carrafiello,
The Conversation,
16 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The American always had the engine and work rate to flit between defensive and attacking duties in a central midfield berth.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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Santos and Langdon both attack things pretty head on.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
20 Mar. 2026
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Sure, there’s always some folks out there who leave reviews without actually making the recipe, but true reviews are a gold mine.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
14 Mar. 2026
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The real gold mine would be if the government were to release the first-ever photo or video of a UAP obtained via satellite, said Harvard professor and astrophysicist Avi Loeb.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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This is a bomb-first-strategize-later mentality.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
17 Mar. 2026
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But no studio wants to be associated with a string of bombs.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2026
Verb
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So what is a modernist like Mayer, who made such cool craft of ancient stuff 20 years ago with Spring Awakening, to do with something as hokey and booby-trapped as Chess?—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
Noun
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The second annual Vogue Vintage Market is rapidly approaching, featuring a veritable treasure trove of designer finds sourced on eBay.—
Rosie Jarman,
Vogue,
16 Mar. 2026
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Feldman has accumulated a treasure trove of old pictures — funny and, in a bigger sense, heartbreaking — of innocent, pre-fame Kiedis, Flea and Slovak goofing off and hanging out.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Mar. 2026
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The movie’s biggest laughs come from Kevin’s hijinks, which involve setting up complex booby traps to fend off a pair of burglars targeting his family’s home.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
30 Jan. 2026
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Their 2025-26 season has been littered with injury landmines and other booby traps hidden in the walls of Ball Arena.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
30 Jan. 2026
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