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The 41-year-old man had extricated himself from the water, but was found behind a metal grate covering a culvert.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 7, 2023

On the previous Tuesday, Naude and his team had extricated the hapless animal from a white packaging strip commonly used in bait boxes.

From Salon • Sep. 14, 2022

She said one of them, an 18-year-old, had extricated the body of the 14-year-old concertgoer who died.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2021

Half of them had extricated themselves from their communities and were navigating new, secular lives.

From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2017

By the time she rushed into the kitchen, the cook had extricated himself, had both hands under the cold water faucet, and was squealing with rage.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey