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the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended
a family of Italian extraction
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Recent Examples of extraction
One issue important on the Navajo Nation is uranium mining, especially as extraction has begun at the Pinyon Plain Mine near the Grand Canyon.
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Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 26 Oct. 2024
Mining, hydrocarbon extraction, fishing and other industries also produce lots of artificial light in places with few people.
—Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Oct. 2024
Automated data extraction, compliance checks and fraud detection further improve accuracy while significantly cutting labor and operational costs, especially in the traditionally costly onboarding process.
—Tomer Guriel, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
That’s why pretty much every derm out there will beg you to keep your hands (and extraction tools) off your face.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 18 Oct. 2024
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Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 26 Oct. 2024
Mining, hydrocarbon extraction, fishing and other industries also produce lots of artificial light in places with few people.
—Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Oct. 2024
Automated data extraction, compliance checks and fraud detection further improve accuracy while significantly cutting labor and operational costs, especially in the traditionally costly onboarding process.
—Tomer Guriel, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
That’s why pretty much every derm out there will beg you to keep your hands (and extraction tools) off your face.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 18 Oct. 2024
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The company’s at-home kits allow customers to exchange a saliva sample for insights into their genome relating to things such as their possible ancestry, health, and food preferences.Bruce Gil, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
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Freeman’s ancestry traces back to the Mormon pioneers who sank roots in Mesa in the late 1870s.Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 30 Oct. 2024
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Most people aren’t tracking the deep lineages of AI, ML and neural networks, leading to widespread confusion about the actual capabilities and risks of these technologies.Greg Brunk, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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And of course, Knowles, who was recently honored during Glamour's Women of the Year event, seems to be making her lineage proud.Caché McClay, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
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Same as Papen, Tartt felt the blight and taint of her origins.Lili Anolik, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
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The team used the same strontium isotopes that were used to date the DNA samples to get a better understanding of the diversity and origins of Pompeii’s residents.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
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And there’s the historical significance of the candidates themselves: Harris, 60, would be the first woman and the first person of South Asian descent to serve as U.S. President.TIME Staff, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
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Harris is the first Black woman and first woman of South Asian descent to be a major party's presidential nominee.Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024
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Since then, conservationists have made significant strides in restoring the species, using a combination of traditional breeding programs and cloning.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Kern explains that vultures have a hierarchical social structure, where dominant individuals have priority access to food resources and breeding opportunities.Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2024
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After exhausting almost all leads, the pair turned to forensic genealogy, a practice that finds potential relatives through DNA matches to identify a suspect, according to the Justice Department.Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024
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Investigators use genetic genealogy to solve cold cases by using suspect DNA collected from a crime scene, analyzing it, and converting it into a raw data file.Alaa Elassar, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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These words, if left unchallenged, can become actions that lead to torn families and broken communities.Josh Becker, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Both have law degrees from the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law and seasoned careers in family law.Eleanor McCrary, The Courier-Journal, 6 Nov. 2024
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While appetites have eased across the industry as most players cut back on spending, the bet Condé Nast is making is that the company’s pedigree will still enable it to cut a desirable figure in a crowded marketplace.Dade Hayes, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2024
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Teacup October 10, Peacock Even after two episodes premiered at Fantastic Fest, little is known about this promising new Peacock offering, but the pedigree is undeniably impressive.Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Extraction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extraction. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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