Mining

Mining

Of or pertaining to the process or business of extracting materials, such as ore or minerals, from the earth's crust.

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vertical disintegration

Business services; Human resources

The systematic laying-off of full time, permanent employees in favor of temporary ones.

nine inning win

Sports; Baseball

The home team always bats last, in the bottom half of the inning. So if the home team is winning after the visiting team has batted in the top of the 9th, then the home team does ...

handstop

Sports; Shooting

This is a piece of metal that is put on the underside of that part of the stock that runs underneath the barrel. The non-firing hand is placed on the handstop.