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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
Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025
The development of a single mine can cost up to $4 million, Oleksandr Vodoviz -- the head of the chief executive officer's office at Metinvest Group -- said.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 26 Feb. 2025
IEEE Spectrum, 11 Feb. 2025
Producing pennies also takes a toll on the environment due to the carbon dioxide emissions, pollutants, and energy use associated with mining the ores to make the coins.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 10 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Miami-Dade is the canary in the Florida coal mine for Democrats, where Republican strength signals much wider problems.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025
The development of a single mine can cost up to $4 million, Oleksandr Vodoviz -- the head of the chief executive officer's office at Metinvest Group -- said.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 26 Feb. 2025
Verb
Rubidium, like lithium, is mined from rock or pumped to the surface in briny groundwater.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 Feb. 2025
Producing pennies also takes a toll on the environment due to the carbon dioxide emissions, pollutants, and energy use associated with mining the ores to make the coins.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 10 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mine
Noun
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When these sorts of mistakes happen, developers often make the repositories private quickly, hoping to contain the fallout.—
Samuel Axon,
Ars Technica,
27 Feb. 2025
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These models will be available via Alibaba Cloud’s Model Scope and Hugging Face, a huge repository of AI models.—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
26 Feb. 2025
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After agreeing to a plea deal, prosecutors dismissed two additional charges of using an explosive to commit a felony and destruction of a letter box.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Kansas City Star,
25 Feb. 2025
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What to Know Hamas has a history of targeting Israeli buses with explosives, particularly in the 1990s and early 2000s.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The case, which generated headlines around the world, comes amid rising hostility against Muslims and Palestinians in the U.S. since Hamas attacked Israel in October 2023.—
Sophia Tareen and Melissa Perez Winder,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2025
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Despite losing all three, there were significant improvements collectively and individually, with contributions from attacking starlets Nico Paz, who scored against Atalanta, and Diao, who got the equaliser against Juventus.—
David Ferrini,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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According to Mining Technology, there are over 1,300 gold mines in the world, and China operates 117 of them.—
Kat Tretina,
Sacramento Bee,
26 Feb. 2025
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How Investors Can Access The Untapped Mine Today’s tourism, powered by digital media, is still a largely untapped gold mine for Italy.—
Andrea Pietrini,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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His last touchdown was a 50-yard bomb, which represented the final points in the Super Bowl and the 2024 season.—
Jeff Fedotin,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Paris' Gare du Nord rail station suspended all train traffic, both arrivals and departures, after the discovery of an unexploded World War II bomb.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Best Overall Deals From handy outdoor gear to high-quality travel apparel, the REI outlet is a treasure trove of unbeatable finds.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Feb. 2025
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Etsy is a treasure trove of new and vintage Turkish styles, including subtypes that span neutral and colorful options.—
Sarah Lyon,
Architectural Digest,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Jun-ho’s drone picks up on a door on the ground that turns out to be a booby trap that kills one person and injures another.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
26 Dec. 2024
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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
Verb
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The rapper was ambushed while taking a shower and the robbers sought cash along with expensive jewelry.—
Marina Watts,
People.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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They are ambushed by a vengeful crew and forced into bomb vests, compelled to commit a series of increasingly dangerous missions under threat of detonation.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Mine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mine. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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