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purify

[pyoor-uh-fahy] / ˈpyʊər əˌfaɪ /


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Studies after that conflict concluded the damage hampered efforts to purify water and contributed to infant mortality.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

The punishments were made after a "systematic review" and were needed "to enforce industry discipline, purify the football environment, and maintain fair competition", the CFA wrote on its official social media account Thursday.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

Researchers at the University of Iowa have identified a new way to "purify" photons, a development that could improve both the performance and security of light based quantum technologies.

From Science Daily • Dec. 23, 2025

Board of Water and Power Commissioners voted to purify 45 million gallons, enough water for 500,000 people.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2025

He began by throwing out the rubble his father’s men had left and cleaning up his premises, breathing rhythmically to empty his insides of any trace of anger and to purify his spirit.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende




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