purge
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But that changed after the Watergate scandal when Congress tried to purge money from politics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
Xi needed someone he trusted absolutely to run the purge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
Weiss’ purge means that the upcoming 59th season of “60 Minutes” is slated for a drastic overhaul.
From Salon ● Jun. 1, 2026
“We’ve cooled it down enough. That purge valve that is on top of it is no longer purging any kind of product,” Covey said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
It’s like my brain has decided to purge information to make space for the events of the last two days.
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
The waves of purges aimed at rooting out corruption and disloyalty have pushed many officials to focus on finding ways to please Beijing and avoid punishment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
"The detention of Zhang Youxia was the capstone arrest of the greatest series of purges in the history of China's PLA," experts from the Center for Strategic and International Studies wrote in a note.
From Barron's ● Mar. 3, 2026
Authorities at the time said the purges were part of an anti-corruption drive.
From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2026
Authorities at the time said the purges were part of an anti-corruption drive as well.
From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2026
Somehow, astonishingly, she managed to use her position of political influence to quietly help out an estimated five thousand people who might otherwise have been victims of Stalin’s purges.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
Take this spring’s Michael Jackson biopic, a film that purged Jackson of all of his eccentricities in an attempt to downplay the allegations that clouded his late career.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
The suspended death sentences are the most severe punishment known to be meted out against disgraced generals under Chinese leader Xi Jinping, surpassing the life sentences previously announced for purged military commanders of similar rank.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
Admirers kept him on a pedestal even as former UFW members alleged over the last two decades that the boss they once idolized purged too many good people in the name of absolute control.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2026
Mao Zedong, the founder of communist China, regularly purged his top lieutenants, sometimes more than once, after bringing them back.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026
I’m sure “Epsilon-5” would be purged any day if they knew what he just told me.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
“Is he purging not just perfectly competent people, but highly competent people, the people you would want in your foxhole?” he asks.
From Salon ● May 1, 2026
If you have trouble closing drawers or closet doors, she wrote, it is time to start purging.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
But I do think this particular controversy has tapped into something deeper, purging a spiritual angst that has long surrounded liberal culture.
From Slate ● Apr. 13, 2026
They’re not fixing the business model, but rather purging the patients who make it look broken.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 19, 2025
Those nursing the sick also tried to keep the patient comfortable, which wasn’t very easy, with all of that purging.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
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