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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
Richard Grant, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
The Native American lands in the Four Corners area of America's Southwest have helped to power the region for decades with coal mines and power plants that produced electricity for booming cities nearby.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
El Salvador, the first nation to adopt bitcoin as legal tender, has mined over 474 bitcoins, worth about $29 million, using geothermal energy from the Tecapa volcano since 2021.
—Becca Bratcher, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Then twin calamities struck: The price of silver slumped, and the mines flooded with groundwater when miners hit the aquifer.
—Richard Grant, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
The Native American lands in the Four Corners area of America's Southwest have helped to power the region for decades with coal mines and power plants that produced electricity for booming cities nearby.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Verb
Now they are blocked by the Russians and the approaches to them are heavily mined.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
El Salvador, the first nation to adopt bitcoin as legal tender, has mined over 474 bitcoins, worth about $29 million, using geothermal energy from the Tecapa volcano since 2021.
—Becca Bratcher, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mine
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With access to the world’s largest repository of people, work and culture data, UKG is uniquely positioned to generate actionable insights that connect employee experience with business outcomes.—
Peter High,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Morley is editor of the JFK Facts blog and vice president of the Mary Ferrell Foundation, a repository for files related to the assassination.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2025
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The glide bombs, which carry 200 pounds of explosives apiece, can be launched more than 70 nautical miles from their targets.—
Eric Schmitt,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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While Barco was on patrol in November with his platoon, a car laden with explosives swerved and went airborne, erupting in flames.—
Quil Lawrence,
NPR,
4 Apr. 2025
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Aged 30, Makelele had been converted from an attacking midfielder to a deep-lying, anchoring midfielder that would protect his back line and hoover up any defensive actions that came anywhere near his orbit.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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Cena aligned himself with The Rock, attacking Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes after Rhodes turned down The Rock's offer.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
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Promises of gold mines: Ex-NFL player gets prison for running Ponzi scheme Fugitive ‘cosmopolitan globetrotter’ Marganda had stolen over $24.5 million by the time investors realized his programs were fictitious.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2025
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The wealth of Roku’s first-party data could be a gold mine for Amazon or Google, according to Laura Martin, an analyst at the investment bank Needham and Company.—
Adam Clark Estes,
Vox,
27 Mar. 2025
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An Associated Press review has found the new American operation against the Houthis under Trump appears more extensive than those under former President Joe Biden, as the U.S. moves from solely targeting launch sites to firing at ranking personnel as well as dropping bombs in cities.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
1 Apr. 2025
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An Associated Press review has found the new American operation against the Houthis under President Trump appears more extensive than those under former President Biden, as the U.S. moves from solely targeting launch sites to firing at ranking personnel as well as dropping bombs in cities.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2025
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One of the world’s foremost places for contemporary design, the gallery is a treasure trove of talent perfect for lingering.—
Kissa Castaneda,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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The cats watched closely as their treasure trove reemerged from the shadows.—
Lee Habeeb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Apr. 2025
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Officers then evacuated the home and called the Los Angeles County bomb squad to clear the home of additional booby traps, according to police.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA TODAY,
28 Feb. 2025
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Jun-ho’s drone picks up on a door on the ground that turns out to be a booby trap that kills one person and injures another.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
26 Dec. 2024
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Mahdi ambushed Orangeburg public safety officer James Myers at the officer’s shed in Calhoun County in July 2004.—
Jeffrey Collins,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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The attacks started this week after reports emerged that Assad loyalists had ambushed and killed members of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham – the rebel group that spearheaded the rebellion that ousted the former Syrian leader.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN,
9 Mar. 2025
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“Mine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mine. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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