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mined

verb

past tense of mine

as in attacked

to place hidden explosive devices in or under the troops hurriedly mined the field before relinquishing it to the enemy

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Recent Examples of mined For example, largely because of the environmental disaster that is Weikuang Dam, the country doesn’t permit the development or operation of stand-alone monazite mines—that is, mines where nothing is mined except monazite ore. — Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 15 Oct. 2026 Stats show travel retail stores are being mined for discovery and unforgettable memories, with 86 percent of people wanting exclusive beauty offers in the channel, according to L’Oréal. — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026 Though Iñárritu mined a fertile vein of sardonic humor in 2014’s Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), comedy has never been this grandiose director’s forte. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026 In the wake of Dune, and thanks in part to his long creative partnership with Lynch, MacLachlan flexed his chops in a number of roles that mined dark and weird territory. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2026 The quartz silica sand used for the protective glass is mined nearby in Spruce Pine. — Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2026 While coal production in the US has been in decline for almost two decades, there is still plenty of coal left to be mined. — Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026 Iodized table salt is mined from underground deposits, processed to remove other minerals and fortified with iodine, which is important for thyroid health and proper hormone production. — Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026 Lignite is still being mined and used to generate electricity in all three of the states where the man allegedly committed or tried to commit attacks on power plants. — ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026

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Authorities said John had been a special needs student at the school and had attacked a classroom with special needs students.

— HAVEN DALEY, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
On Friday, settlers attacked the village as residents, accompanied by peace activists, set out early for the harvest.

— Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

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Jackson Chourio ambushed Blake Snell’s first pitch of the night for a leadoff blast, and Robert Gasser protected the lead with five shutout frames.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Shot in the Canary Islands, Doom Scroll watches as a family’s Passover Seder is ambushed by intruders hungry for revenge, viral fame and power.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026

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In an interview with Inside Edition on Tuesday, store owner Adam Rubin said that his store has been review-bombed since Clarkson took to social media and named the store, and employees and surrounding businesses have been harassed.

— Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
The Houthis bombed the corporate HQ of Saudi Aramco in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday, officials said.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026

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