as in attacking
to place hidden explosive devices in or under
the troops hurriedly mined the field before relinquishing it to the enemy
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Recent Examples of mining
The Shoshone-Paiute Tribes have grown accustomed to being an afterthought to companies mining for precious metals in their ancestral homelands.
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Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 19 Aug. 2025
The primary source for REEs is mining, an activity often associated with significant environmental challenges, including land disruption and the generation of chemical waste.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2025
The Alchemist became known for his sample-heavy work, often mining disco, soul and R&B records from the 1970s and 1980s for snippets that became the foundations of his sturdy but atmospheric productions.
—Christine Werthman, Billboard, 14 Aug. 2025
Are studios mining their existing films with 15th, 20th, and 25th anniversaries in mind, or are screenwriters pitching these revivals in droves based on their own childhood cinematic fandoms?
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 11 Aug. 2025
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Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 19 Aug. 2025
The primary source for REEs is mining, an activity often associated with significant environmental challenges, including land disruption and the generation of chemical waste.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2025
The Alchemist became known for his sample-heavy work, often mining disco, soul and R&B records from the 1970s and 1980s for snippets that became the foundations of his sturdy but atmospheric productions.
—Christine Werthman, Billboard, 14 Aug. 2025
Are studios mining their existing films with 15th, 20th, and 25th anniversaries in mind, or are screenwriters pitching these revivals in droves based on their own childhood cinematic fandoms?
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 11 Aug. 2025
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While Qataris may now indeed question the value of their military cooperation with the United States and its designation of Qatar as a major non-NATO ally, Turkey’s military presence in the country also failed to prevent Israel from attacking.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Show Viz Nuno Espirito Santo’s Nottingham Forest had counter-attacking licked.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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For the first time, Israel launched an airstrike in Qatar, bombing a building in Doha that houses Hamas political leadership.—
Greg Dixon,
NPR,
9 Sep. 2025
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In this season of Platonic, Luke Macfarlane's character Charlie has a mental breakdown after bombing his dream opportunity to compete on Jeopardy!—
Dory Jackson,
People.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Mining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mining. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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