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eliminate

[ih-lim-uh-nayt] / ɪˈlɪm əˌneɪt /


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“These measures are intended to reduce potential flooding impacts, but cannot eliminate all flood risks,” the city said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026

However, if Henderson and Caicedo can help eliminate the defensive lapses, Chelsea can begin to look up the table, with Pedro, Rogers and Palmer already helping to make them the Premier League's top scorers.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

By choosing noncallable bonds, you eliminate call risk but you might sacrifice some yield.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

At the same time, bacteria are not simply enemies to eliminate.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

When and where to build roads; how to eliminate waste in food distribution and thus end hunger; how to protect the environment from the ever-growing human population.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

Such stores source their supplies directly from domestic producers, a set-up that, for now, eliminates any risk of food shortages, he added.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

One of the main ways the body eliminates unwanted cells is through apoptosis, a carefully controlled form of cellular "suicide."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026

A sausage-and-pepper meal starter eliminates most of the chopping; canned tomatoes provide the sauce’s backbone; and a few spoonfuls of prepared sun-dried tomato pesto pull everything into focus.

From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026

However, there is less robust evidence on the effectiveness of delaying school , externalentry and whether it eliminates the summer-born disadvantage, with policymakers still relying heavily on parental testimony.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

One of the things I thank Dauntless for is the preparedness that eliminates my fear.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth

Last November, the UK government promised, external that call spoofing would be eliminated within a year.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

At airports where it tested out new technology and procedures this summer, involuntary bumping was eliminated.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

The treatment also eliminated cancer from both the bone marrow and spleen.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

When the San Diego Padres eliminated the Chicago Cubs in the wild-card round, Saturday’s early NL game went to the Dodgers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

Reichenstein’s disease is now chiefly of historic interest, for new water supplies were provided a quarter of a century ago, from which arsenic was largely eliminated.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

Election authorities say the revision was aimed at eliminating duplicate, deceased and fraudulent entries.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

This week, Mamdani said that he remains committed to eliminating the unit and decoupling response to protests from counterterrorism.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

By eliminating the Braves without needing the full five games, the Dodgers afforded themselves three days off, rather than one, before the league championship series.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

The Pentagon this year condensed more than 200 religious affiliation codes to 31, initially eliminating specific classifications for atheists, Unitarian Universalists, pagans and Wiccans, among others.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

The newspapers had pointed out that the fourolds were also reflected in clothing, and now high school students had taken responsibility for eliminating such dress.

From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang




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