purging

Example Sentences

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“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

Meta is currently purging the ads on its platforms and plans to ban future ads that promote the litigation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

“What goes around comes around,” Kavanaugh said, noting that if Cook could be removed, future presidents of either party might feel justified in purging sitting governors.

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

In the days following the story’s publication, lawmakers and animal advocates called on the state’s Food and Agriculture Department to stop “destroying evidence” of the deceptive practices by purging the records.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025

In the nineteenth century, the treatment of an intestinal disease focused on purging the system through vomiting and moving the bowels.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman