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[purj] / pɜrdʒ /




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Social media companies have been forced to purge millions of accounts after Australia banned under-16s from the likes of Facebook, TikTok and Reddit last December.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

Still, the latest retaliatory purge was as pathetic as it was predictable.

From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2026

At Uber and elsewhere, managers with small teams are vulnerable in the push to purge management ranks, my colleague Chip Cutter reports.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

"Could it work a week after infection? Two weeks? How far can you go after infection, and still purge the virus?"

From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026

She dosed the boys regularly and gently to purge the putrid bile from their bodies, but it seemed to have little effect.

From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson

Their obsession with loyalty and often-imagined conspiracies ended with purges of some of the UFW’s most dynamic leaders and organizing stagnation, even as field hands continued to labor under abysmal conditions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

This means it would also be a time of nervousness for delegates as they look around the room with its "empty chairs" following the scale of recent purges within the Party.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

He said the question of whether that preclusion against purges applies to the removal of noncitizens is an issue that is currently before the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

On social media, leaks of impending purges often appear in subtle forms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

We help him to sit up and let him grip our hands as he purges his eyes and nose and mouth.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

Former prominent diplomat Liu Jianchao, who disappeared from public view in July last year, was also named among those who have been purged.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

Maybe you could call it a tea party wokeness, purged of pedants and scolds.

From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026

An economic planner and later an engineer at the State Planning Commission, Zhu was purged twice during the tumultuous early decades of the People's Republic.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

“One Night Only” feels purged of a brain.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

It had been a long, extended anatomy lesson purged of reverence or homage.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

When starting a new treatment, some people can also experience skin purging: breakouts that happen when a product quickly brings clogged pores to the surface of the skin.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

With a major career milestone within her reach and increased appearances in front of the camera, the sudden pressures on Maddie trigger long-hidden patterns of disordered eating: bingeing and purging, secrets and lies.

From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026

As someone who grew up participating in many garage sales, I do think there is value in purging, even if you’re not selling items for as much as you potentially could.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 16, 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

Instead, he suggested modest purging, that patients be gently induced to sweat, that their hands and feet be bathed in vinegar and water, and that they get as much cool, fresh air as possible.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy


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