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frack

American  
[frak] / ˈfræk /

verb

  1. to engage in hydraulic fracturing of (underground rock, or an area containing it) in order to extract natural gas or oil.


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For instance, Chevron in 2019 ran 21 rigs and five frack crews in the Permian.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 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

‘You is welcome to go and search my cave from frack to bunt,’ the BFG answered.

From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl

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