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Burnley meanwhile were in a little trouble for a while back there, but an unbeaten run of six games in the league, coinciding with Tom Heaton’s return in goal, has extricated them from bottom-three bother.

From The Guardian • Feb. 9, 2019

Network has extricated well over a hundred L.G.B.T. people from Chechnya and has helped most of them make their way out of Russia altogether.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 1, 2018

By achieving greater autonomy, the Prado has extricated itself from this damaging cycle, and the Reina Sofía is set to follow.

From The Guardian • Mar. 27, 2011

In some cases, Morgan Stanley has extricated itself after lenders agreed to reduce some of the fund's guarantees.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2010

I close my eyes for a moment and then it’s as if I’ve woken from the deepest slumber, as if someone has extricated me from granite.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson