exploit a seam
Frequency: 6.88.5 per million words
To make use of a seam of minerals; also used figuratively.
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- The festival exploits a rich seam of talent in the local area.
- The mining company plans to exploit the newly discovered seam of copper.
- Writers often exploit a seam of personal experience for their novels.
- It took years for engineers to develop methods to safely exploit the deep seams of iron ore.
- The artist successfully exploited a seam of forgotten mythological themes in his latest series.
- Economists debated whether it was sustainable to continue to exploit the existing seam of natural gas.
- Her research project aims to exploit a seam of untapped historical data.
- With new technology, they could finally exploit a previously inaccessible seam of rare earth minerals.
- The documentary filmmaker managed to exploit a rich seam of local stories and traditions.
- The government is looking for ways to exploit new seams of economic growth in rural areas.