sterilized
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Huge numbers of male flies were sterilized with radiation and released into the environment.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
The female flies only mate once, so sterilized males help suppress the population.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
That means the fish aren’t sterilized by cooking before they are packaged and sealed.
From Salon ● May 28, 2026
Since 2017, the Department of Fish and Wildlife has removed 7,841 nutrias by trapping them or releasing other sterilized nutria back into the wild with tracking devices.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026
The hoosh pot was cleaned and scoured, filled with ice to melt, and once the water was boiling, the surgical instruments were sterilized.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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