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extractive
adjective
involving the removal of substances from the ground
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adjective
involving the removal of substances from the ground
“{'source': 'http://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2008/08/are-geologists-different/', 'text': 'most of the skeptics in the geology community are either older or employed in the extractive industries'}”
adjective
of a capitalist system that prioritizes short-term profit over long-term sustainability
“{'source': 'UD_English-GUM Corpus', 'text': 'On the other hand, if extractive political institutions are implemented, then power will be consolidated within a small number of groups'}”
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{'source': 'http://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2008/08/are-geologists-different/', 'text': 'most of the skeptics in the geology community are either older or employed in the extractive industries'}
{'source': 'UD_English-GUM Corpus', 'text': 'On the other hand, if extractive political institutions are implemented, then power will be consolidated within a small number of groups'}