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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
Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
In fact, the very same tungsten mine recently re-opened in South Korea was part of an earlier mineral fight.
—Duncan Money / Made By History, TIME, 8 Jan. 2025
Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
This is another Reitman boondoggle — like Juno, Up in the Air, and Thank You for Smoking — that mines the zeitgeist, congratulating the SNL institution rather than scrutinizing it in terms of the cultural realities that produced it.
—Armond White, National Review, 1 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The shift in setting, from the States to Sicily, should yield evocative and, at least for a video game, new sights: The story itself begins in the Sicilian sulfur mines before whisking players through a rural landscape of pretty villages and aromatic lemon groves.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
In fact, the very same tungsten mine recently re-opened in South Korea was part of an earlier mineral fight.
—Duncan Money / Made By History, TIME, 8 Jan. 2025
Verb
Last year, Russia became the world's second largest Bitcoin miner, the Moscow Times reported, mining more than $3 billion in bitcoin in 2023.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
This is another Reitman boondoggle — like Juno, Up in the Air, and Thank You for Smoking — that mines the zeitgeist, congratulating the SNL institution rather than scrutinizing it in terms of the cultural realities that produced it.
—Armond White, National Review, 1 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mine
Noun
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For Google accounts and other repositories of sensitive information, enable two-factor authentication (2FA).—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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On November 14, 2024, French-Lebanese pianist and composer Omar Harfouch made history in the Vatican Apostolic Library, one of the most sacred repositories of human knowledge.—
Chris Gallagher,
USA TODAY,
10 Jan. 2025
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This core component contains a gas such as deuterium and tritium that is encased in chemical explosives.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
9 Jan. 2025
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Snow safety personnel, who are also in the union, ski in avalanche terrain and throw explosives to trigger avalanches to ensure guest safety.—
David Goodman,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2025
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Another opportunity to attack a black woman in power.—
James Powel,
USA TODAY,
11 Jan. 2025
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On screen, viewers witness Mormon soldiers disguised as Native Americans attacking a group of pioneers traveling westward.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes,
11 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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Recurring revenue is the gold mine of business value!—
Lien De Pau,
Forbes,
6 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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What Happens Now With these latest close-up images, BepiColombo has not only provided a treasure trove of data for scientists but also expanded our understanding of Mercury, a planet that remains one of the most enigmatic in our solar system.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
Newsweek,
9 Jan. 2025
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The same threat intel outlet, however, is a treasure trove of awareness opportunities for consumers looking to protect themselves from the latest threats.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
8 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
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Instead of an upset victory, ASU was ambushed, 38-13, the final 20 minutes by a KU full-court press that forced 12 turnovers.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
9 Jan. 2025
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The security officials said that several top militants from the Pakistani Taliban had died in the airstrikes, which came days after 16 Pakistani military personnel were ambushed and killed in a border district.—
Zia ur-Rehman,
New York Times,
1 Jan. 2025
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