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elimination

[ih-lim-uh-ney-shuhn] / ɪˌlɪm əˈneɪ ʃən /


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The elimination of import quotas, taxes and other trade restrictions has led to an "avalanche" of imports that have been like a body blow to Kioshi, Fernandez said.

From Barron's Sep. 10, 2026

Back-to-back years of thousands of cases set the stage for the country to lose its measles elimination status that it achieved in 2000.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

But a surge of cases in recent years, driven by falling vaccination rates, has threatened that elimination status and sickened thousands of people.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

The mayor’s office said the plans would include protected bike lanes without the elimination of lanes and would “implement signal modifications to increase safety.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

The first necessity is the elimination of tolerances on the chlorinated hydrocarbons, the organic phosphorus group, and other highly toxic chemicals.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

Nadella criticized executives who have thought of AI technology as a tool for reducing costs through job eliminations.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 22, 2026

But this isn’t to say that workers of any age should blithely assume they’ll be immune to job eliminations due to AI.

From MarketWatch Oct. 26, 2025

The next two years were abject disappointments, with the team getting upset in back-to-back NL Division Series eliminations.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 10, 2025

From the breakneck eliminations of “Chopped” to the glitzy stakes of “Top Chef,” it’s easy to feel as though food television has entered its well-worn phase — perfectly palatable, but lacking a certain secret ingredient.

From Salon Dec. 25, 2024

“OK. Now. We’ll have eliminations like always. Count off by fours. Then we’ll run all the ones together, then the twos—” • “We know. We know.”

From "Bridge to Terabithia" by Katherine Paterson




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