wipe
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Its immediate effect was to wipe out federal vehicle emissions standards.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
This allows them to retain their core information but wipe the slate clean with tracking their spending.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
Rail writer Christian Wolmar said the problem they have created is that "if one thing goes wrong, it can wipe out, as we saw, quite a lot of the network".
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
On top of this, natural disasters and accidents can wipe out history.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
Her whole body heaved with sobs and snot ran down her face and she didn’t even bother to wipe it off.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
That is obviously several steps removed from GoPuff loading antibacterial wipes into my late-night cart.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
Then came paper towels, Method cleaner, dish soap, lime sparkling water and grapefruit-scented antibacterial wipes.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
Sinden said some parents had told her they were making their own baby wipes with kitchen towels.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
And AI is forcing us all to ponder: What are we supposed to do with our elongated lives if technology wipes out the jobs that once gave us purpose?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Colin shuts the engine panel and wipes his hands on his pants.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
Three times in the first half, the home team saw big gains wiped out by mental errors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Latiao were created in Pingjiang in 1998 as an emergency staple food, after devastating floods wiped out the local soybean crop.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Small-business owners in Russia have lamented how their inventories were wiped out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
The stock quadrupled in value before most of those gains were wiped out, leaving his investment, now worth about 300 million won, at roughly half the value of its peak.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Hannie calmly wiped her mouth with her serviette.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
After he was broken for 4-1 in the next, Draper sat down during a change of ends and was overcome with emotion, wiping tears from his eyes.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
SK hynix surged 30 percent -- wiping out its losses from the previous two days.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
After the reset was announced, the stock fell over 40% as a result, wiping out some $30 billion for investors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
She noted inflation “is wiping out wage gains for many. Grocery prices also continue to rise. But the picture did look slightly better in June than in April or May.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
“I never thought you’d grow up so fast,” she said, wiping her eyes with her apron.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
