Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A mine or pit from which coal is obtained.
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Examples
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Indika last month said it plans to sell up to a 30% stake in PT Petrosea, its coal-mine construction and logistics arm.
Indonesia's Indika to Expand Coal-Mining Capacity Eric Bellman 2011
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The Vanity Fair story, which is told in a day-of-the-president's-life narrative, recounts the vast number of decisions and crises Obama and his staff face on one otherwise unremarkable day: a West Virginia coal-mine tragedy, a vacancy on the Supreme Court, a new immigration law in Arizona, a shortage of disaster-relief funds, the latest plans for trying an alleged terrorist and a series of federal judicial nominations.
Can Anyone Really Run This Place? Jena McGregor 2010
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Indika last month said it plans to sell up to a 30% stake in PT Petrosea, its coal-mine construction and logistics arm.
Indonesia's Indika to Expand Coal-Mining Capacity Eric Bellman 2011
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And how many coal-mine collapses have we watched on TV?
Sorry for the Meltdown Al Lewis 2011
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I have residual doubts about the validity of a movement exemplified by Jim Crow, Nazis, and coal-mine operators.
The Volokh Conspiracy » “Activist Government” and the Rights of Minorities 2010
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Not only is the very word "poor" despised, but the broader political order ignores the desperate, ominous message these coal-mine canaries are sending us.
Rev. Jesse Jackson: America Can't Be Saved From the Top Rev. Jesse Jackson 2011
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Not only is the very word "poor" despised, but the broader political order ignores the desperate, ominous message these coal-mine canaries are sending us.
Rev. Jesse Jackson: America Can't Be Saved From the Top Rev. Jesse Jackson 2011
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Not only is the very word "poor" despised, but the broader political order ignores the desperate, ominous message these coal-mine canaries are sending us.
Rev. Jesse Jackson: America Can't Be Saved From the Top Rev. Jesse Jackson 2011
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Not only is the very word "poor" despised, but the broader political order ignores the desperate, ominous message these coal-mine canaries are sending us.
Rev. Jesse Jackson: America Can't Be Saved From the Top Rev. Jesse Jackson 2011
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A coal-mine explosion in Colombia killed 21 workers.
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