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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
Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
Bellingcat cited three independent weapons experts as saying the munitions shown by Iranian state media appeared to be BLU-91/B mines, delivered by American Gator anti-tank mine systems.
—CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2026
Those numbers exist despite the fact that Iowa (Ben McCollum) and Texas (Sean Miller) have new coaches, and both were forced to mine the transfer portal after the typical and unavoidable outflow of players from the previous regime.
—Dave Skretta, Twin Cities, 23 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Qeshm is thought to host anti-ship missile, mine and drone stockpiles in a vast underground network.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
Bellingcat cited three independent weapons experts as saying the munitions shown by Iranian state media appeared to be BLU-91/B mines, delivered by American Gator anti-tank mine systems.
—CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
Verb
Iran countered by threatening to mine the Persian Gulf and target American energy infrastructure in the region.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2026
Those numbers exist despite the fact that Iowa (Ben McCollum) and Texas (Sean Miller) have new coaches, and both were forced to mine the transfer portal after the typical and unavoidable outflow of players from the previous regime.
—Dave Skretta, Twin Cities, 23 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mine
Noun
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The vehicle information that’s captured is typically stored in the cloud, creating a massive web of data repositories.—
Jess Reia,
The Conversation,
27 Mar. 2026
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But due to the ban on subawards, support for the University of Cambridge team — which updates the repository with new genetic and phenotypic information as it is generated — was removed.—
Megan Molteni,
STAT,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In another part of the factory, a worker used a wooden stick, like a tongue compressor at a doctor’s office, to scrape excess bits of explosive out of the grooves inside each shell, ensuring that the base would screw on smoothly.—
Simon Shuster,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2026
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The device, a compact high-explosive limpet mine designed to rest along the seabed, relies on a combination of acoustic and three-axis magnetic sensors to detect nearby vessels.—
James LaPorta,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2026
Verb
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At that point, Cupe allegedly became agitated and attacked the bystander with a box cutter, slashing him across the chest.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
2 Apr. 2026
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Trump has also threatened to attack Iran’s Kharg Island oil export hub.—
Will Weissert,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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Are the Dodgers baseball’s version of a gold mine?—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
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Come prepared to strike many a pose, because Hannah’s closet is an Instagram feed gold mine.—
Gina Vaynshteyn,
StyleCaster,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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It was later identified, by an unnamed official to thel, as showing a bunker buster bomb attack on an ammunition depot in the city.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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The attack, which reportedly used 2,000-pound bunker-buster bombs, marks a major escalation as the conflict in the region entered its second month.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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So what is a modernist like Mayer, who made such cool craft of ancient stuff 20 years ago with Spring Awakening, to do with something as hokey and booby-trapped as Chess?—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
Noun
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The early 2000s offered a treasure trove of trends–think, crimped hair and icy blue eyeshadow.—
Ranyechi Udemezue,
Vogue,
25 Mar. 2026
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Feldman has accumulated a treasure trove of old pictures — funny and, in a bigger sense, heartbreaking — of innocent, pre-fame Kiedis, Flea and Slovak goofing off and hanging out.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Mar. 2026
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The movie’s biggest laughs come from Kevin’s hijinks, which involve setting up complex booby traps to fend off a pair of burglars targeting his family’s home.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
30 Jan. 2026
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Their 2025-26 season has been littered with injury landmines and other booby traps hidden in the walls of Ball Arena.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Mine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mine. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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