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eliminate

[ih-lim-uh-neyt] / ɪˈlɪm əˌneɪt /


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Patalano said Iran’s proximity to the strait and the ability to disperse small boats, mines and other weapons along its coast make it difficult to eliminate the threat entirely.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

Regulators have sought to eliminate analysts’ conflicts of interest, including by tying their compensation to the quality of their research, rather than how much business they’ve driven for investment-banking colleagues.

From MarketWatch Aug. 31, 2026

A government statement said the lawsuit filed Tuesday in the capital, Brasilia, was brought after failed negotiations with Discord, whose proposals were "deemed insufficient to eliminate the identified risks."

From Barron's Aug. 26, 2026

California has taken pains to eliminate coal as a source of electricity, and this would be the first coal export terminal in California — or anywhere on the West Coast.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

The United States and Oman had just completed negotiations on a free-trade agreement to eliminate tariffs and trade barriers between the two nations.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman

A sausage-and-pepper meal starter eliminates most of the chopping; canned tomatoes provide the sauce’s backbone; and a few spoonfuls of prepared sun-dried tomato pesto pull everything into focus.

From Salon Aug. 25, 2026

The company ranks suppliers by their flexibility and ability to deliver urgent orders, and regularly eliminates the poorest performers, according to a 2021 Zhongtai Securities report.

From Barron's Aug. 24, 2026

Some criticism of the situation has involved concerns over the Schengen Area - an agreement which eliminates border checks and now encompasses more than 450 million people and 29 countries in Europe.

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

By stacking custom memory on top of the computing layer like Lego bricks, it eliminates data traffic jams—delivering memory bandwidth without foreign-made HBM.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

One of the things I thank Dauntless for is the preparedness that eliminates my fear.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth

During development, microglia influence which synapses neurons retain and which ones are eliminated.

From Science Daily Sep. 1, 2026

The original project would have eliminated a traffic lane on a one-mile stretch of Forest Lane Drive for an updated bike lane and added a turning lane.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 31, 2026

Switching was effectively eliminated by Congress in 2015.

From MarketWatch Aug. 31, 2026

The feature has become more widespread as automakers eliminated common early issues, like leaking water and wind noise.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 30, 2026

The world’s most famous fictional detective, Sherlock Holmes, said that once you have eliminated all the possibilities, whatever remains, however improbable, must be true.

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd

Shippers like Amazon made strides sending items in the smallest box possible and eliminating boxes packed inside other boxes.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

And then, they tell you anyway with a proud look on their face, eliminating the chance to experience the satisfaction that comes with figuring something out on your own.

From Salon Aug. 26, 2026

Alex Grinberg, a senior fellow focused on Iran at the Turan Research Center, said the war set back Iran significantly by eliminating infrastructure and people in the nuclear programme and imposing massive economic damage.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

"Despite tip-fatigue, I do not think tipping is going to be eliminated on widescale anytime soon because the economic disadvantages of eliminating tipping outweigh the advantages," says Lynn.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

The system was too neat to last, and soon geologists were contributing additional divisions while eliminating others.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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