wipe
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"That was the only time in my career when I had to stop recording to wipe away my tears," Dame Esther also said.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Existing pub owners worry that loosening the regime would wipe out the large sums of money they invested to obtain their licenses in the first place.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
"The main thing that can wipe out humanity is stupidity," he said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
The message said her servicer would receive a file once a month with accounts to wipe out and that her servicer would notify her when her loan discharge was processed, according to the complaint.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
She lifts the edge of her apron to wipe her eyes.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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To examine what happens under realistic conditions, the researchers tested scented conventional liquid products as well as botanical-containing disinfectant sprays and wipes inside a model home on Purdue's campus.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
After a plague wipes out most of humanity, Jacob Elordi’s mechanic and Josh Brolin’s ex-Marine debate their different visions of survival in the director’s newest sci-fi story.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Then came paper towels, Method cleaner, dish soap, lime sparkling water and grapefruit-scented antibacterial wipes.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
Moorside Baby Bank opened in February 2025 and has so far helped 226 families with goods like clothes, nappies and baby wipes, which were mainly donated by the community.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
He does so now and wipes his mouth with the back of his sleeve.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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Instead, its new age places it close to the Frasnian-Famennian mass extinction event, which occurred about 372 million years ago and wiped out a large proportion of marine life on Earth.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026
There, scientists say, a marine heatwave in 2024 wiped out an estimated 99.9 percent of the coral that built theP remote Tuvalu islands.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
But missteps have seen hundreds of billions of dollars wiped off its stock market value as its share price tumbled by 75% over five years.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
County prosecutors from seeking death verdicts, a policy Hochman wiped away when he took office in late 2024.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
He wiped the sweat from his forehead and plunged on toward Beaverville.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
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Routine tasks such as mopping floors, spraying countertops, and wiping surfaces with scented products generate billions or trillions of particles, with the total depending on the product.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
At the Wedge, wiping out is a time-honored tradition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
River broke out and redirected itself by a mile near Compton, wiping out neighborhoods.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
Joyful fans spilled out of the Paris La Défense Arena on Saturday night singing and dancing to her classic hits, while some were still wiping away tears.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
“Paul, let me walk you out,” Dad says, wiping his hands on his work pants.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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