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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

Prime Minister Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif later praised the military, pledging to "continue the war against terrorism until its complete eradication".

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

Not by giving away free stuff, but by rolling up our sleeves and doing the hard and expensive work of drug discovery and disease eradication.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 23, 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

By the end of the summer, he declared his intention to make the eradication of poverty a key legislative objective in 1964.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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