as in pulling
to draw out by force or with effort
extracted a splinter from my hand
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Recent Examples of extracting
The government is also extracting data from devices that law enforcement recently seized, Winik added.
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Chloe Atkins,
NBC news,
2 July 2026
The organizations extracting the most value have redesigned workflows around what AI makes possible.
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Ahsan Shah,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Is the issue with Fernandes down to Martinez’s system not extracting the best out of him due to Ronaldo’s importance?
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Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
1 July 2026
EgoLab, an Indian data aggregation company among those extracting this information from apparel factories, according to The Guardian, has a clientele that includes major companies like Tesla.
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Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
26 June 2026
Both of these techniques involve extracting individual grafts from the donor area, but how it’s implanted is what makes a difference here.
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Malana Vantyler,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
Designed for all ages, the fair features activities and games rooted in science, technology, engineering, and math—from discovering native plants to extracting DNA from apricots and exploring robotics.
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Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
21 June 2026
The agreement appears to offer Iran several benefits up front while extracting little in return.
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Seung Min Kim,
Chicago Tribune,
18 June 2026
The image of the students as vivisectors, committed to extracting the hearts and licking the bones of the transgressors in their midst, seems to mirror her own hatred of the university’s tendency toward frenzied analysis.
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Hannah Gold,
New Yorker,
17 June 2026
Chloe Atkins,
NBC news,
2 July 2026
The organizations extracting the most value have redesigned workflows around what AI makes possible.
—
Ahsan Shah,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Is the issue with Fernandes down to Martinez’s system not extracting the best out of him due to Ronaldo’s importance?
—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
1 July 2026
EgoLab, an Indian data aggregation company among those extracting this information from apparel factories, according to The Guardian, has a clientele that includes major companies like Tesla.
—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
26 June 2026
Both of these techniques involve extracting individual grafts from the donor area, but how it’s implanted is what makes a difference here.
—
Malana Vantyler,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
Designed for all ages, the fair features activities and games rooted in science, technology, engineering, and math—from discovering native plants to extracting DNA from apricots and exploring robotics.
—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
21 June 2026
The agreement appears to offer Iran several benefits up front while extracting little in return.
—
Seung Min Kim,
Chicago Tribune,
18 June 2026
The image of the students as vivisectors, committed to extracting the hearts and licking the bones of the transgressors in their midst, seems to mirror her own hatred of the university’s tendency toward frenzied analysis.
—
Hannah Gold,
New Yorker,
17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extracting
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Workers were dispatched throughout La Guaira and parts of Caracas, where families and volunteers have spent the last few days pulling survivors and bodies from the wreckage despite a lack of heavy equipment and limited guidance from authorities.
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Rescuers have fanned out across La Guaira, where the worst destruction occurred, and parts of Caracas, where families and volunteers have spent days pulling survivors and victims from the rubble.
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Not with these linen panels that Malek Barney recommends—the thicker fabric strikes that Goldilocks balance between privacy and natural light, letting sunlight gently filter through while still shielding your space from prying eyes.
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The two have already had a few chats away from prying eyes and shared a few kisses.
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Now, with the federal and state government yanking back plenty of that funding and directly barring the city from enacting some of its more aggressive climate plans, Higgins is left with a narrow road to tread toward progress.
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The virtual oar-yanking celebration in a baseball atmosphere was one of those weird juxtapositions that seem to get fostered whenever a World Cup fanbase descends upon a host city.
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As with the studio version, the track began with Lifeson plucking out a delicate intro on a nylon-string guitar before blasting into monster electric riffs.
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Vogue’s beauty shopping editor Kiana Murden became a devotee after plucking it from the beauty closet and using it religiously.
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