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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
Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Resolution said the site has the potential to become one of America's biggest copper mines.
—Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 30 July 2025
Alex Belth, Air Mail, 26 July 2025
The Red Chris property, where copper and gold are mined, encompasses 23,142 hectares.
—Lauren Liebhaber
updated July 25, Miami Herald, 25 July 2025
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Noun
One environmental advocate is concerned that other mining companies — such as Greenlight Metals, which is conducting exploratory drilling in central Wisconsin — are using the Flambeau Mine as an example of safe mining, while ignoring the real impacts to the groundwater surrounding the mine.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Resolution said the site has the potential to become one of America's biggest copper mines.
—Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 30 July 2025
Verb
The archives of Bruce Davidson, the longtime Magnum photographer whose magazine work in the U.S. and Europe place him alongside masters such as Lee Friedlander, Mary Ellen Mark, and William Eggleston, have all been meticulously mined by Steidl.
—Alex Belth, Air Mail, 26 July 2025
The Red Chris property, where copper and gold are mined, encompasses 23,142 hectares.
—Lauren Liebhaber
updated July 25, Miami Herald, 25 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mine
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Clean And Connected Data: These systems thrive when integrated into CRMs, TMS platforms and internal document repositories.—
Albert Lie,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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The team's research is available as a preprint on the paper repository arXiv.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
31 July 2025
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They were taught to ride motorcycles and either shoot their targets at close range or plant explosives on their vehicles.—
Yossi Melman,
ProPublica,
7 Aug. 2025
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After Loeb translated the book, the Allies were able to deactivate explosives concealed in the bridge, enabling soldiers to cross the Rhine River into Germany.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
31 July 2025
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The green and whites play excellent attacking soccer and with Isco pulling the strings there is always a chance Betis could upset a big club.—
Vitas Carosella,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Cardi also dropped a trailer for the album, showing her inside a house as crows swarm and attack her mansion.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
15 Aug. 2025
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General oversaturation of the country’s marijuana market is causing similar pullbacks in other states previously seen as gold mines for legal cannabis sellers, like California.—
The Detroit News,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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Other pits around the Americas have served up paleontological gold mines of their own.—
Ian Rose,
JSTOR Daily,
23 July 2025
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The devastation of the two bombs coupled with the threat of a full-scale Allied invasion set Japan on the path to surrender.—
Jason Rossi,
The Enquirer,
9 Aug. 2025
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Trump also highlighted the stories of valor of other Purple Heart recipients, including Army Spc. Kevin Jensen whose Humvee was hit by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan in 2008.—
MEG KINNARD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
8 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Fortunately, Abercrombie is a treasure trove of the season’s hottest looks at prices that can still fit your budget.—
Kelsey Stewart,
Glamour,
14 Aug. 2025
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After all, your email is a treasure trove of useful data that can be employed in further attacks.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Some enterprising Viet Cong had defused this and turned into a booby trap detonatable by wires from brush a few hundred feet away.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
27 July 2025
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Last month gangs burned or confiscated at least a half-dozen armored carriers belonging to the police and the mission after setting booby traps and catching cops off guard.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2025
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Clinton Brink was first ambushed by McGann, police said, and after witnessing the attack, Cristen Brink ran away with her daughters, ages 7 and 9.—
Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
14 Aug. 2025
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After his team, The Opps, successfully defended their Trios Titles, they were ambushed by the Death Riders faction.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Mine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mine. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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