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Plural for the action of extracting something, especially using effort or force
“The report cites three untested but widely held assumptions about the extraction of plants from forests by local populations.”
Plural for the obtain through the use of coercion or force
“If the Vanguard locates any suspects in this most horrific plot, we are willing to assist them, if they wish, in the extraction of information from the suspects' minds.”
Plural for an act or instance of extracting a mineral, compound or material
“High temperatures are used during the extraction of cooking oils.”
Plural for the ethnic origin of someone's family
“If the name of Luini's master, Borgognone, is no proof of northern extraction, a northern temper is nevertheless a marked element of his genius.”
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