eradicate
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Authorities ordered the firms to phase out cross-border businesses in China within two years, vowing to "completely eradicate" such illegal operations.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
Sterilization programs for male screwworm flies previously helped eradicate the parasite from the U.S.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 10, 2026
Steve Henry, a research officer from Australia's national science agency CSIRO, specialises in mice and how to eradicate them.
From BBC ● May 30, 2026
Once misinformation or disinformation takes root in the public sphere, it’s almost impossible to eradicate.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
But Thomas rolled over and refused to say another word, worried he’d mess up this new sense of being encouraged, eradicate the reassuring calm that filled his heart.
From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner
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The immune system then recognizes and eradicates those spike proteins, thus learning how to defend against the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2022
Johnson added, “It helps the drought but by no means eradicates the drought.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2022
This “Dune” almost completely eradicates the arid, meandering vision and miscues of David Lynch’s 1984 film adaptation.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 20, 2022
Users must then push down on the lid to activate the technology, which the company claims eradicates more or less all bacteria and viruses in 60 seconds.
From BBC ● May 28, 2020
“We believe that preparation eradicates cowardice, which we define as the failure to act in the midst of fear,” says Four.
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
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The toxins bred in his mind by the brutalities of war cannot be eradicated, even if he can describe his sufferings with such deceptively majestic language.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
It’s also because after being eradicated in the United States in the 1960s, the flesh-eating screwworm is back: A few cases have emerged in Texas.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
Still, the resurgence of the parasite, which was eradicated in the U.S. in the 1960s, comes at a time when the cattle industry is already facing drought, tariff battles and other challenges.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 10, 2026
The NWS fly was thought to be eradicated in the United States in 1966.
From Barron's ● Jun. 6, 2026
It was like when Père Lafontant installed communal latrines in Cange, which all but eradicated typhoid in the village.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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His hopes of eradicating it by 2020 were dashed, although numbers are still down significantly on what they were 10 years ago.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Completely eradicating the paper check, however, would be a steep psychological hill to climb.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
“The task of eradicating the soil and conditions that breed corruption is still arduous.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026
WHO has played a role in eradicating smallpox and tackling public health threats like polio, HIV, Ebola and tuberculosis.
From Barron's ● Mar. 17, 2026
In the background the racket of Buster Friendly boomed and brayed, eradicating her words; he saw her mouth moving but heard only the TV.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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