frack
Americanverb
Example Sentences
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It has raised about $1.5 billion to deploy technology pioneered by oil-and-gas drillers to frack rocks, circulate water, and create geothermal reservoirs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026
He encouraged the “WordPress community to vote with your wallet,” and not give it to a company that’s “going to frack every bit of value out of it until it withers?”
From Slate • Oct. 11, 2024
The approved parcels will now be put into a confidential bidding process, in which organizations can put in their bid to frack on the land.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 15, 2023
“We’re absolutely going to frack, but I disagree with Nikki Haley,” he added.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2023
Frickin’ frack, did Rae really say that aloud?
From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone
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