exterminate

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In 17th century Ireland, Robyn Goodfellowe is an apprentice hunter who follows her father when he’s called in to exterminate wolves.

From Salon • Dec. 24, 2025

A woman who accidentally killed an 11-year-old neighbour with poisonous gas she used to exterminate bedbugs has been spared jail by a judge at the Old Bailey.

From BBC • Jul. 18, 2024

Mr. Biden will travel to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to deliver the keynote address of the Holocaust museum’s yearly event and remember the Nazi effort to exterminate the Jewish people in Europe.

From New York Times • May 1, 2024

But I think there is a very different scenario that threatens humanity that will likely occur long before AI decides to exterminate us.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 19, 2024

He seemed vaguely puzzled and disappointed; he must be wondering, she thought, whether it had been worth it, just to exterminate two rats.

From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien