eliminate
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The same cellular systems that preserve useful proteins also help eliminate defective ones, so changing that balance could have unintended consequences.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026
Raman has promised to cut unsheltered homelessness by 50% citywide ahead of the 2028 Summer Olympics and eliminate it entirely by 2030.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Carleton College said this month it would eliminate loans from financial packages starting in fall 2027, promising to meet students’ needs through grants, scholarships and employment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Do yourself a favor and eliminate social media from the equation.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
In other words, at this rate of loss it would take about 300 years to eliminate Buffalo’s elms.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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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
The action "eliminates the final major barriers for private sector investment in Syria and promotes Syria's economic recovery and reintegration into the global economy," he said in a statement.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
Switching to the Sport drive mode eliminates the tip-in latency and allows the engine to sustain high revs longer before the transmission upshifts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 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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She said all names received would be treated with the utmost discretion and can be eliminated as the mother without delay.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
The Red Sox are in danger of being eliminated by a pair of Massachusetts boys who play for the Yankees.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
To test that possibility, the researchers eliminated dendritic cells from the lymph nodes and other locations in mice that would normally develop tau tangles and neurodegeneration.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
After the Lakers were eliminated by the Oklahoma City Thunder in May, James expressed interest in re-signing with the team.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
I went on to the countywide competition, but I was eliminated there.
From "Doing Time Online" by Jan Siebold
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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
One of the biggest improvements came from eliminating enzyme treatments that had previously been included in the process.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026
Plans also call for eliminating teacher-student staff ratios, defaulting caps to the licensing requirements of each state.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
Ellison has also promised $6 billion in synergies from the merger, which could come from consolidating tech operations at the streaming services and by eliminating overlapping jobs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Employers were eliminating jobs no longer needed now that the war was over.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
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