sterilize
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To address the overpopulation problem, county officials have approved new deals with a local nonprofit to help sterilize and relocate many of the pint-size equines to sanctuaries.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2025
We cannot even think much about how to sterilize water before drinking it, because there is no cooking gas and no wood to light a fire.
From Slate • Oct. 22, 2024
An experimental program seeks to protect California almond trees from a pesky moth by using X-rays to sterilize the insects.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2024
Ultimately, it’s up to retailers to remove affected products from the case and sterilize equipment properly.
From Salon • Aug. 15, 2024
If we wish on Earth to examine samples of Martian soil for microbes, we must, of course, not sterilize the samples beforehand.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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