Example Sentences

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The historic release is coming as Iran claims to have mined the Strait of Hormuz, while energy giant Saudi Aramco is ramping up its efforts to ship oil via the Red Sea.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 2026

By contrast, the frequently angry and bitter Saul at least has the kind of shadings that make him a worthy frenemy, and “David” could have mined more conflict from the relationship between the two.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

Recent horror movies have mined, to put it terribly bluntly, the darkness of the extraction industry. 2021's "The Devil Below" is set in an Appalachian town abandoned after a coal mine fire.

From Salon • Oct. 8, 2022

Twenty-three different clubs from across Europe have mined its data to find talent and Ankersen is among investors who have put a total of 15m euros into the company since its inception.

From BBC • Oct. 13, 2021

It is common knowledge that in America we have not farmed, but have mined the soil.

From Chapters in Rural Progress by Butterfield, Kenyon L. (Kenyon Leech)