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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
Daniel Moore, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024
Canaries were used in the U.K.’s coal mines to detect toxic air until the 1980s.
—Ludmila Praslova, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Patrick Frater, Variety, 15 Oct. 2024
Tourmaline is primarily mined in Brazil, but it can also be found in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kenya, Madagascar and Mozambique, as well as in the U.S. in California and Maine.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2024
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Tester has been scrambling to contain the fallout from layoffs announced in September of about 700 workers at a palladium and platinum mine.
—Daniel Moore, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024
Canaries were used in the U.K.’s coal mines to detect toxic air until the 1980s.
—Ludmila Praslova, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Verb
The eight-part series tells the stories of five people whose worlds collide when a bomb is detonated at a peaceful Māori protest against a license to mine a sacred site.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 15 Oct. 2024
Tourmaline is primarily mined in Brazil, but it can also be found in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kenya, Madagascar and Mozambique, as well as in the U.S. in California and Maine.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2024
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Data Storage At the foundation of any robust CDP is a centralized repository for all customer data, both structured and unstructured.Greg Kihlstrom, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Taken together, the research of the Pickfords, plus their share of the Risdon Beazley archive, may constitute one of the most valuable repositories of treasure information in the world.Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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Barreling headlong into the Ukrainian army—the 61st Mechanized Brigade and 17th Tank Brigade, apparently—the Russian marines met a wall of steel and explosives.David Axe, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Instead, they get hemmed in and end up stuck in the car like ducks, saved only by an inspired move from Daryl: shooting up a couple walkers with extra super-serum, turning them into walking explosives to disable the other walkers.Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2024
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Just two years prior, the NFL team had shelled out more than $1.4 million trying to get Becker elected mayor, and another roughly $1 million attacking Mayor Lisa Gillmor.Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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An investigation from DePaul University and the Chicago Police Department is underway after two Jewish students who were visibly showing their support for Israel were attacked on the university’s Lincoln Park campus.NBC Chicago, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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If there’s little forensic evidence tying Allen to the crime, then the abundance of alternate suspects could present a gold mine for his defense.Aja Romano, Vox, 11 Nov. 2024
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Colorado authorities have identified the person that died in a former gold mine that is now a tourist attraction.Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2024
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Before the eruption, which lasted for more than 24 hours and had the power of thousands of nuclear bombs, Mount Vesuvius had been mostly dormant for centuries.Hannah Peart, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Over the past week, the Russian Federation has launched a significant assault on Ukraine, deploying 900 glide bombs, 500 Shahed drones, and 30 missiles.Katya Soldak, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Some may call it trash TV, but one person's trash is another's treasure trove of binge-watching.Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
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Setbacks are a treasure trove of lessons that can become immensely beneficial with hindsight, contextualizing potentially difficult decisions and making leaders more well-rounded in guiding their teams.Dylan Taylor, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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In the desert, the Stranger and Nori have become aware they’re being followed and set about constructing a booby trap and maybe killing their stalker.Keith Phipps, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2024
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The Department of Transportation tried to keep the process relatively frictionless, but the city council introduced a potential booby trap.Justin Davidson, Curbed, 21 Aug. 2024
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Hernández caused an eruption two pitches later, ambushing a 1-and-0 fastball for a two-run shot the other way.Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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Bjørn tries to get his family to safety without revealing the true danger to them, but they’re ambushed by the Dutch couple.Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 Sep. 2024
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“Mine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mine. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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