Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To mine (ore) from a strip mine.
- intransitive verb To subject to strip mining.
- intransitive verb To engage in strip mining.
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- noun Alternative spelling of
strip mine . - verb To
mine by creating astrip mine , usually forcoal ortar sands .
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Examples
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The message the public had for the BLM was that it should reject the strip-mine proposal, protect the park and wildlife, and promote clean-energy alternatives -- not more dirty coal.
Michael Brune: Finding Our Voices Michael Brune 2011
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It's one of the most beautiful, inspiring places in the country, which is why when the Bureau of Land Management BLM announced a public meeting in Salt Lake City to gather public comments on its proposal to approve a giant coal strip-mine next to Bryce Canyon National Park, it wasn't hard to find citizens ready to object.
Michael Brune: Finding Our Voices Michael Brune 2011
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I have no doubt that Halliburton would strip-mine Yosemite National Park much more efficiently than the government preserves it.
Matthew Yglesias » Conservatives Don’t Care About the Deficit 2010
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You can't neglect it, exploit it, strip-mine it, pollute it, and wonder what happened to the birds and the bees.
The money has gone, so make love our alternative currency 2012
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Split suggests that Finnamore has begun to strip-mine her life for publication.
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In a stunning disregard for the rule of law and science, and potentially catastrophic health and environmental damages, the Illinois EPA has issued a draft NPDES Water Discharge Permit and Water Quality Certification for the North Canton Mine -- quite possibly one of the most egregious, reckless and downright stupid strip-mine proposals in the 150-year history of coal mining in Illinois.
Jeff Biggers: Canton Lake Debacle: Gov. Quinn, Do You Know Your IEPA Might Permit the State's Most Destructive and Reckless Strip Mine? Jeff Biggers 2011
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These are two artists that really try to strip-mine their own biographies for their music.
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These are two artists that really try to strip-mine their own biographies for their music.
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These are two artists that really try to strip-mine their own biographies for their music.
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In Coal Mountain Valley, the forces against flattening the final mountain come up with a plan to replace the projected strip-mine with a serious wind farm.
Marshall Fine: HuffPost Review: The Last Mountain Marshall Fine 2011
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