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fracking [frak-ing] EXAMPLES|WORD ORIGIN noun hydraulic fracturing. Liberaldictionary.com
Origin of fracking shortening and alterationRelated formsfrack, verb (used with or without object) hydraulic fracturing noun a process in which fractures in rocks below the earth’s surface are opened and widened by injecting chemicals and liquids at high pressure: used especially to extract natural gas or oil. Also called frack·ing [frak-ing] /ˈfræk ɪŋ/, hy·dro·frack·ing [hahy-droh-frak-ing] /ˈhaɪ droʊˌfræk ɪŋ/, hy·dro·frac·tur·ing [hahy-droh-frak-cher-ing] /ˈhaɪ droʊˌfræk tʃər ɪŋ/. Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for fracking Contemporary Examples of fracking
Fracking, in this regard, is no different from gypsum mining, or some kinds of industrial agriculture.
New York’s Conservative Fracking Ban
Jay Michaelson
December 20, 2014
That can happen, according to the report, when (flammable) methane leaks out of fracking wells and into drinking water.
New York’s Conservative Fracking Ban
Jay Michaelson
December 20, 2014
This is, more or less, the position of political conservatives, who have come down firmly on the side of the fracking industry.
New York’s Conservative Fracking Ban
Jay Michaelson
December 20, 2014
Oh, and fracking chemicals can easily leak into major water supplies and ruin your beer.
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Asawin Suebsaeng
July 24, 2014
Imagine a world where public opinion takes a sharp turn against say, fracking.
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