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eradicate

[ih-rad-i-keyt] / ɪˈræd ɪˌkeɪt /


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In June, the Health Minister Mabon ap Gwynfor said he would eradicate two-year waits in a matter of months.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

There aren’t many of those critters in the Golden State and, when they’re found, officials seek to eradicate them.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

All leagues and competitions in English professional football will adopt a new trial to try to eradicate it.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

Its glass carafes appeal to eco-anxious consumers who want to eradicate microplastics from their lives.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

And I can either despise it, attack it, eradicate it... or I can use it.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth

Network Rail said the new system "eradicates the failure mechanisms of the past by providing complete separation of bimetallic elements and using a copper contact wire which improves current collection" from overhead wires by trains.

From BBC May 22, 2026

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

“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

A flesh-eating parasitic fly is once again threatening the nation’s livestock, after being eradicated from the U.S. six decades ago.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 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

In the US, the parasite was considered eradicated in 1966 but there have been cases since, including an outbreak in the 1970s.

From BBC Jun. 6, 2026

The United States government wanted this deadly enemy identified and eradicated.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy

The Welsh government said it was "renewing" its approach to eradicating bovine TB.

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

Completely eradicating the paper check, however, would be a steep psychological hill to climb.

From MarketWatch Jul. 9, 2026

The UK also has a goal of eradicating cervical cancer by 2040, but has faced similar struggles - both HPV vaccination and cervical screening coverage have declined over recent years.

From BBC May 1, 2026

The fake world has subsumed the real world, eradicating it and leaving nothing in its place.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 17, 2026

Unfortunately for the farmers, the death rate then dropped in the second year to 90 percent and eventually to 25 percent, frustrating hopes of eradicating rabbits completely from Australia.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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