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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
Made By History, Time, 15 Apr. 2025
Took a few things from his game to put in mine, learning from him at World Juniors was really cool too.
—Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
New Atlas, 5 Apr. 2025
By the end of the experiment, Dreamer could mine diamonds in under 30 minutes—matching human players—after just nine days of gameplay.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Apr. 2025
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Noun
When Alsace was returned to French control under the Treaty of Versailles, French authorities quickly seized the mine and took over operations, transforming it into a reliable domestic source and a safeguard against future foreign dependence.
— Made By History, Time, 15 Apr. 2025
Took a few things from his game to put in mine, learning from him at World Juniors was really cool too.
—Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Verb
That sounds like an awful lot of money left on the table, and plenty of potential to reduce our need to mine for these valuable metals.
—New Atlas, 5 Apr. 2025
By the end of the experiment, Dreamer could mine diamonds in under 30 minutes—matching human players—after just nine days of gameplay.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mine
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With access to the world’s largest repository of people, work and culture data, UKG is uniquely positioned to generate actionable insights that connect employee experience with business outcomes.—
Peter High,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Morley is editor of the JFK Facts blog and vice president of the Mary Ferrell Foundation, a repository for files related to the assassination.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Authorities suspected the man was carrying explosives and quickly locked down the area.—
Isadora Wandermurem,
Time,
18 Apr. 2025
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On April 13, Russian forces dropped explosives from a drone over the southern regional capital city of Kherson, killing a 68-year-old woman. Donetsk region.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Korematsu was just 22 years old and working hard to expand his family’s flower nursery outside San Francisco when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941.—
Lauren Stienstra,
Time,
17 Apr. 2025
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Every American should reject the president's and his cronies' illegitimate use of government power to attack his enemies.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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But what’s unique about this content gold mine is how critiques of an event, or registry, or even FAQ wedding page are almost always taken as direct insight into the person who posted it.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
2 Mar. 2025
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Gold mining companies can benefit from the rising price of gold, but have other operational costs and risks tied to running a gold mine.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2025
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Trump hasn't been shy in elevating the campaign on social media; last weekend, the president posted a video, purportedly of several dozen Houthi militants assembling at an undisclosed location, getting hit by U.S. bombs.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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The two measures were intended to block a total of $8.8 billion in heavy bombs and other munitions to Israel.—
Jared Gans,
The Hill,
8 Apr. 2025
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Despite its end, the data will be a treasure trove that physicists will mine for discoveries for many years to come.—
Gayoung Lee,
Scientific American,
14 Apr. 2025
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Today’s Amazon deals are a treasure trove of must-have tech that’ll level up your home setup for sure.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
11 Apr. 2025
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Police said the suspect, identified as Arthur Tabuchi, was taken to a hospital for a mental health evaluation and faces charges of assembling, placing and maintaining a booby trap.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA TODAY,
28 Feb. 2025
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Officers then evacuated the home and called the Los Angeles County bomb squad to clear the home of additional booby traps, according to police.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA TODAY,
28 Feb. 2025
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Investigators said Rubio-Perez ambushed the 52-year-old woman in the parking lot.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Apr. 2025
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Facing rookie Angels reliever Michael Darrell-Hicks, Smith ambushed a first-pitch sinker for a single toward the middle of the field.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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“Mine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mine. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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