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eliminate

[ih-lim-uh-neyt] / ɪˈlɪm əˌneɪt /


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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

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

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

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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