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eliminate

[ih-lim-uh-neyt] / ɪˈlɪm əˌneɪt /


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PayPal plans to eliminate about 20% of its workforce or roughly 4,500 jobs, over the next two to three years, Bloomberg reported in May.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

I don’t understand why anyone who believes that AI will eliminate most jobs and much of humanity’s relevance would rush to build that future.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

One way to support her would be to eliminate some of the legwork.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

Since taking office, Warsh has vowed to reduce or eliminate the amount of forward guidance the Fed provides on its decision-making process, a move that has received mixed reactions.

From Barron's Jul. 26, 2026

Zeus had destroyed an entire hotel to eliminate two demigod children—just to save his own skin, because he was scared of a prophecy.

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan

Slaughter disrupts this design and largely eliminates its incentives for bipartisanship.

From Slate Jul. 6, 2026

It eliminates an expensive requirement to build manufactured housing on permanent steel frames, streamlines environmental reviews, and incentivizes cities to provide preapproved home designs, which will simplify things for governments, regulators, and builders.

From Barron's Jun. 24, 2026

A postage stamp-sized implant eliminates a dangerous waiting period that has long worsened outcomes for cancer patients.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 3, 2026

In truth, it undermines program integrity, eliminates key consumer protections, forces consumers into choices that are not to their benefit and saddles states with higher costs.

From Los Angeles Times May 28, 2026

He was never a political man, so it is not likely a charge of rebellion drove him out, and he was scrupulously honest, which eliminates the police as prime movers.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

Safe and effective vaccines have been widely available since the 1960s; by 2000, the U.S. declared measles eliminated here.

From Slate Jul. 24, 2026

Measles cases have hit a record in the United States not seen since 1991, nearly a decade before the viral disease was declared eliminated.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

The potential benefits of coffee, however, can be diluted or eliminated by the stuff many people add to it, the authors said, like sugar, syrups and creamers with a lot of saturated fat.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

Researchers found that gaining coverage improved access to care reduced depression and nearly eliminated catastrophic medical bills.

From Salon Jul. 19, 2026

When one of them would point at a hound, he was taken down and eliminated from the contest.

From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls

No small part was eliminating suspects who might want Bakley dead.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2026

Computer-based testing removes one major vulnerability by eliminating the need to print, transport and store millions of question papers.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

“President Trump is asking all trading partners to join the United States in eliminating forced labor from global supply chains,” said a statement from Greer’s office.

From MarketWatch Jul. 23, 2026

Among his biggest shake-ups: eliminating a requirements process for weapons purchases that was slow and cumbersome; suspending costly and rigorous cybersecurity requirements; and giving lower-ranked officers more power to buy the weapons they want.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

On one occasion, Borgenicht realized that his only chance to undercut bigger firms was to convince the wholesalers to sell cloth to him directly, eliminating the middleman.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell




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