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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
Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 31 Jan. 2025
Smith made his fortune in the late 19th century by hauling borax from rich mines in Death Valley and Nevada, employing 20-mule teams across harsh deserts, arid valleys and forbidding mountain ranges.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2025
Eric Olson, Twin Cities, 18 Jan. 2025
Cain’s 2022 debut, Preacher’s Daughter, meanwhile, mined the grim underbelly of the American South and transposed it all into airy pop anthems.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 17 Jan. 2025
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Noun
While the collection that Yves put together for the museum, largely in the final stages of his career, is exquisite—and includes almost all the spectacular end-of-show pieces from those later collections—mine is more understated and concerns his fashioning of his customer.
—Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 31 Jan. 2025
Smith made his fortune in the late 19th century by hauling borax from rich mines in Death Valley and Nevada, employing 20-mule teams across harsh deserts, arid valleys and forbidding mountain ranges.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2025
Verb
While many teams relentlessly mine the transfer portal in hopes of finding gems, Ohio State and Notre Dame have used the portal judiciously, equally and with great success while putting together their current teams.
—Eric Olson, Twin Cities, 18 Jan. 2025
Cain’s 2022 debut, Preacher’s Daughter, meanwhile, mined the grim underbelly of the American South and transposed it all into airy pop anthems.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mine
Noun
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There are over one million open-source models freely available on the Hugging Face open-source repository.—
Tom Wheeler,
TIME,
30 Jan. 2025
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It has been posted on the paper repository site arXiv.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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The ins and outs of the women’s feelings, sometimes quite similar, always loaded with explosives, might lead them to pull themselves and one another out of the defective, painful mess.—
The Know,
The Denver Post,
16 Feb. 2025
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Emi Jay’s trajectory so far is nothing short of explosive.—
Karin Eldor,
Forbes,
11 Feb. 2025
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The mob attacked the sick and elderly and raped multiple women, according to the report.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN,
16 Feb. 2025
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Government officials and local civil society leaders didn't immediately comment, though Congo's Communications Ministry said the rebels had violated ceasefire agreements and attacked Congolese troops working to avoid urban warfare and violence in Bukavu.—
JUSTIN KABUMBA,
arkansasonline.com,
16 Feb. 2025
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At least 43 people, mostly women, were killed after an informal gold mine collapsed in western Mali on Saturday, the head of an industry union said.—
Reuters,
New York Times,
16 Feb. 2025
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Tour guide killed after elevator malfunctions underground in Colorado gold mine: Sheriff Once crews arrived on the scene, the teen's friends led rescuers to the victim.—
Megan Forrester,
ABC News,
14 Feb. 2025
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Boosts the immune system Aloe vera is a bomb of essential nutrients like zinc, magnesium, and polysaccharides that strengthen the immune system, helping the body fight infection and disease.—
Sofía Esquivel,
Glamour,
11 Feb. 2025
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In late January, shortly after taking office, Trump lifted the hold on sending 2,000-pound bombs to Israel.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
8 Feb. 2025
Noun
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If your closet could use a refresh, there’s no need to splurge—Amazon has a treasure trove of spring-ready styles, including flowy maxis, charming floral frocks, and classic wrap dresses.—
Kaitlin Marks,
Southern Living,
7 Feb. 2025
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Morley, however, sees the unreleased files as a potential treasure trove of information that could undermine the lone gunman theory.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
25 Jan. 2025
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Trail cams may be easily spotted and removed – though the risk of booby traps can make this challenging – but they can quickly be replaced.—
David Hambling,
Forbes,
21 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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Police said Thompson was walking from his hotel toward the venue on W. 54th St. near Sixth Ave., when he was ambushed by a masked gunman around 6:45 a.m.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
15 Feb. 2025
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Soon, a ransom drop was made, and the men were rescued by a cohort of Moïse in what one of the abductees would describe as the same white Toyota Hilux pickup with a government plates that ambushed them a week earlier.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
5 Feb. 2025
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