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adj. - Got by excavation in the earth from which ores and solid homogeneous inorganic substances are extracted

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  • Here are a few gems mined from the latest Zogby data.
  • With a red-gold wedding ring, mined from the caves of sunset,
  • ■ The total volume of gold ever mined is estimated at about 165,000 tonnes.
  • One of the first materials to be mined from the moon will be liquid oxygen, enabling economical trans-orbital operations.
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  • The professor did not "mind" (to object to) that his students often "mined" (extracted information) his "mind" (the intellect) for facts -- it proved they were interested in the subject.
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