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elimination

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


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And if Glasnow can rescue the Dodgers, they would have their three high-paid aces — Skubal, Yamamoto and Snell — lined up for the next three elimination games.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

Former NFL offensive lineman John Urschel published a paper proving a decades-old mathematical conjecture regarding Gaussian elimination.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

It concerns Gaussian elimination, a popular way of solving linear systems that you might remember from high school.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

After that elimination, Chandler developed a superstition of never again giving pre-match interviews - as the last time he did so was before the 4-0 defeat.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

With reproduction, mutation and the selective elimination of the least efficient varieties, evolution was well under way, even at the molecular level.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

Nike NKE -1.06%decrease; red down pointing triangle expects to record a charge of $300 million related to cost-cutting efforts, including job eliminations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 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

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

Defending pro stock motorcycle winner Gaige Herrera leads six-time champion Matt Smith by 123 points in that category and could clinch the title before Sunday’s eliminations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2024

The closing of breweries, distilleries, and saloons led to the eliminations of tens of thousands of jobs, including those formerly held by barrel makers, waiters, and truck drivers.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler


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