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as in repository
an abundant source
a baseball fanatic who is a mine of fascinating trivia about the game
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Recent Examples of mine
Michael Holtz, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2025
It was not immediately known when the mine would reopen.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2025
Consumer Reports mined its annual auto survey to see which car models its members found to be the least reliable.
—Ben Kesslen, Quartz, 13 Jan. 2025
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Noun
These mines are designed to self-destruct after a set period of time—this is meant to prevent casualties from mines planted in long-dormant battlefields.
—Michael Holtz, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2025
It was not immediately known when the mine would reopen.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
Verb
The Resolution Copper project would mine copper in part of Arizona but faces opposition from the San Carlos Apache Tribe.
—Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2025
Consumer Reports mined its annual auto survey to see which car models its members found to be the least reliable.
—Ben Kesslen, Quartz, 13 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mine
Noun
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Either way, Foster is never presenting himself as a design’s sole author, or as a repository of knowledge about every vent and contractor deadline.—
Ian Parker,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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Researchers and developers can now access an extensive repository containing over 1 million robotic movement trajectories.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
17 Jan. 2025
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Bond, Phillips’ current attorney, believes that if it can be proven that Ron Young was not responsible for building and setting off the explosive that killed Triano, prosecutors cannot connect Phillips to the murder.—
Matt Allen,
ABC News,
24 Jan. 2025
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Just a mile from Gaza, Kfar Aza's houses were burned by explosives, riddled with bullet holes and reduced to rubble by tank shells.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA TODAY,
18 Jan. 2025
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On Wednesday, gunmen attacked a checkpoint near Jableh, killing two members of the new government’s security force.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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According to authorities, the two attacked and disarmed him.—
Michael Ruiz,
Fox News,
23 Jan. 2025
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Alaska is a gold mine, rich in natural resources like petroleum, seafood and literal gold.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
3 Jan. 2025
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One of them was the Tropico gold mine, near Rosamond, a town neighboring Edwards Air Force Base.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Jan. 2025
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None of the employees of the branch was injured, McDonald's Ukraine said, adding that everyone working at the restaurant had reached bomb shelters in time.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
19 Jan. 2025
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Housed in the bunkers is ordnance of all types - mortars, artillery shells, grenades, aerial bombs, mines - and from countries including Russia, the U.S. and Great Britain. Peter Ewler, a bomb disposal expert, greeted us at his bunker near the Oder River at the Polish/German border.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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These customer interactions are a treasure trove of data, which makes organizations data-rich.—
Tom Lewis,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Last time, the comments section was a treasure trove of thoughtful notes, awesome theories, and delightful conversation.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
17 Jan. 2025
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For example, booby traps near tunnel shafts indicate the presence of the enemy, but there is no enemy in sight, and when tunnels are finally penetrated, the enemy has moved to a different part of the tunnel network.—
Daphné Richemond-Barak,
Foreign Affairs,
6 June 2024
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And that does not even consider the likelihood of a beacon which is also a booby trap. Tagging and tracking, with radio beacons or other means, looks like another example of the new possibilities opened up by drone warfare.—
David Hambling,
Forbes,
29 Nov. 2024
Verb
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The escape quickly escalates into a car chase through tunnels and along winding mountain roads as they get ambushed by other mafia members who have been plotting to intercept the heist.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
18 Jan. 2025
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Surveillance video released by the New York Police Department, showed Thompson walking alone on a sidewalk as his masked killer brazenly ambushed him early Wednesday, shooting him multiple times in front of a witness.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
5 Dec. 2024
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“Mine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mine. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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