extract
verb (used with object)
to get, pull, or draw out, usually with special effort, skill, or force.
has been extracting
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present perfect progressiveof extract (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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For more than half a century now, virtually every competent nation in the world has been extracting vital production technologies out of the United States.
From Forbes ● May 5, 2013
For 40 years Thurston, successor to the late great Kellar, has been extracting rabbits from the collars of old gentlemen's overcoats, smashing expensive watches, bisecting young girls, making them disappear, float in the air.
From Time Magazine Archive
