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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
Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 26 Jan. 2026
Marshall became part owner of a quartz mine near Kelsey.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026
Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025
Though plenty of comedy is mined from the setup, the film also tackles heavier themes like aging and grief with a sensitive touch, thanks in part to Squibb's smart performance.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Nearly two months ago, AMC sold most of its Hycroft Mining stake to the gold and silver mine’s largest investor, Canadian billionaire Eric Sprott, who convinced AMC to join him in making their original investment in 2022.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 26 Jan. 2026
Marshall became part owner of a quartz mine near Kelsey.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026
Verb
In addition, Toor said, Craig 1 was built near a coal seam that has had all of its coal mined.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025
Though plenty of comedy is mined from the setup, the film also tackles heavier themes like aging and grief with a sensitive touch, thanks in part to Squibb's smart performance.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mine
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When Brooks’ collaborators aren’t available to be interviewed, the directors have a solid repository of archival interviews with Gene Wilder and Blazing Saddles co-writer Richard Pryor.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Jan. 2026
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Those crawlers copy webpage content at scale, then AI companies filter and package it into training datasets, the vast repositories that LLMs learn from.—
Craig S. Smith,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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And anyone who read Cobb's explosive The Hunting Wives or watched the hit Netflix series of the same name starring Malin Akerman and Brittany Snow, knows to expect plenty of twists, turns and sexy secrets in this one.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
20 Jan. 2026
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Ohio State could also benefit from adding an explosive running back to go along with Bo Jackson and Isaiah West.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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In severe cases, the virus can attack parts of the brain that control basic life functions like eye movement, heart rate and blood pressure, causing permanent damage.—
Michal Ruprecht,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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Ukraine's air force said that Russia attacked overnight with one ballistic missile and 146 strike drones, 103 of which were shot down or destroyed using electronic warfare.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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Buried in those medical records were treatment codes, birthdates, doctors’ names, and surgery dates—a gold mine for anyone who could deliver those leads to mass tort lawyers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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Your fridge, whether stainless steel or textured plastic, is an untapped gold mine of storage space.—
Bridget Reed Morawski,
Architectural Digest,
7 Jan. 2026
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For decades the capital had worked like a slowly exploding atom bomb, inhaling poor Filipinos from the provinces and spitting them into distant suburbs, transforming rural barangays into slums of concrete and zinc.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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These are the investors most likely to make a big move when a tape bomb hits.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
26 Jan. 2026
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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
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The largely frozen island is also known for an abundance of untapped raw materials, from oil and gas reserves to critical mineral deposits and a treasure trove of rare earth elements.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
22 Jan. 2026
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And on this particular Texas day, that first unit was an out-of-left field treasure trove, filled with artwork worth tens of thousands of dollars.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
22 Jan. 2026
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When two bumbling thieves (Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern) attempt to rob his home, Kevin begins an elaborately violent, slapstick battle of wits via booby traps involving a tarantula, paint buckets, and flamethrowers.—
Chris Snellgrove,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Dec. 2025
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While claims of booby traps and rivers of mercury would likely make anyone think twice about entering the tomb, this is not the main barrier to full excavation.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Dec. 2025
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“Mine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mine. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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