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eradication

[ih-rad-i-key-shuhn] / ɪˌræd ɪˈkeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
extermination
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"The next phase of the country's development will be the eradication of extreme poverty. That is one of his priorities," said one of Wadagni's close associates.

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026

The argument over the restoration vs. eradication of canis lupus has raged here for years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

Then in spring this year, cameras set up as part of the rat eradication programme caught two puffins coming and going from a nesting burrow on the cliff ledges.

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2025

Plan Colombia helped the economy and reduced violence overall, but it also displaced large numbers of people, and the drug eradication program was an environmental disaster.

From Salon • Oct. 21, 2025

She saw more of me than any other student and we shared a love of germ eradication.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan




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