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  1. Extracting

    An extract is a substance made by extracting a part of a raw material, often by using a solvent such as ethanol, oil or water. Extracts may be sold as tinctures, absolutes or in powder form. The aromatic principles of many spices, nuts, herbs, fruits, etc., and some flowers, are marketed as extracts, among the best known of true extracts being almond, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, lemon, nutmeg, orange, peppermint, pistachio, rose, spearmint, vanilla, violet, rum, and wintergreen.

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  1. Extracting

    of Extract

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Extracting in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Extracting in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Extracting in a Sentence

  1. Ethan Kross:

    Helpful inner monologue isn't always positive in the sense that sometimes, in working through the bad stuff, we learn from our mistakes, that sometimes involves revisiting painful experiences, extracting some important insight that helps us move on and improve.

  2. Unknown:

    The essence of intelligence is skill in extracting meaning from everyday experience.

  3. Paul Walker:

    Volley is tackling and solving one of the most difficult and important problems in machine learning: extracting knowledge from unstructured information.

  4. Lois Greenfield:

    In some ways dance and photography are antithetical. Because (dance) happens in 360 degrees of space, according to musical intervals, a choreographed dance has to be performed in sequence; it's not just isolated movements. But I'm extracting one split second, which nonetheless kind of represents a sequence or is like a split-second dance.

  5. Carrie Gleason:

    Hedge funds are systematically destroying jobs across the nation, from Toys' R' Us to Sears, these financial predators are extracting the value out of these retail establishments, forcing the closure of thousands of stores, and throwing tens of thousands of workers into the streets.

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