eliminate
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A. Cooking produce to 158 degrees Fahrenheit is the surest way to eliminate the risk of contamination as it helps to kill most bacteria.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
They didn’t eliminate it per se, but they turned it into a pro forma, symbolic chamber.
From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2026
WGA head Tom Fontana previously warned it would suppress wages and eliminate opportunities for up-and-coming writers.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
For many households, a guaranteed $65,000 could immediately eliminate debt, cover years of rent or fund a down payment on a home.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
Allen quickly became committed to SNCC’s nonviolent ideals: always meet hatred with love, and strive to eliminate evil, not destroy the evildoer.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
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Some criticism of the situation has involved concerns over the Schengen Area - an agreement which eliminates border checks and now encompasses more than 450 million people and 29 countries in Europe.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
Although sodium-ion batteries cost more than lithium ones, Mossburg said their battery systems still save customers money: The technology does not heat up like lithium, so it eliminates the need for expensive cooling technology.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Slaughter disrupts this design and largely eliminates its incentives for bipartisanship.
From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2026
Another provision eliminates a requirement that manufactured homes be built on a permanent chassis, which is expected to lower the cost of such homes.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 26, 2026
“Typically, each stage of the simulation eliminates one or more of the factions, but in your case, only two have been ruled out.”
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
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The newsy bit: As of model-year 2026, all RAV4s are hybrid RAV4s—Toyota has eliminated the gas-only option.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
Safe and effective vaccines have been widely available since the 1960s; by 2000, the U.S. declared measles eliminated here.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026
Researchers found that gaining coverage improved access to care reduced depression and nearly eliminated catastrophic medical bills.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
Opta stats show that, since 1998, England have been eliminated every time they have faced a top-10 ranked nation in the knockout stages of the World Cup.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
The Goodmans estimate that this has eliminated some 270,000 pounds of pesticide and 8 million pounds of petrochemical fertilizer that would otherwise have been applied to those fields.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
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American policymakers should concentrate their efforts on accelerating the domestic AI industry and eliminating bottlenecks that would slow down AI-bred innovations such as new drugs, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Computer-based testing removes one major vulnerability by eliminating the need to print, transport and store millions of question papers.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
“President Trump is asking all trading partners to join the United States in eliminating forced labor from global supply chains,” said a statement from Greer’s office.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
Were Congress to adopt permanent daylight saving time year-round, eliminating the need to change the clocks twice a year, Los Angeles would see its latest sunrise of the year at 8 a.m.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
It made a ticking noise as it churned through Enigma settings at incredible speed, eliminating wrong solutions far faster than possible by hand.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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