wipe out
Example Sentences
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The Dutch bank Triodos said the extreme heat and its consequences could wipe out much of the projected economic growth for the EU.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
On top of this, natural disasters and accidents can wipe out history.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
“I’d wipe out everything on the supermarket shelf, whatever I could get my hands on,” she says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Regulators should have been careful given such products are "inherently high-risk because the compounding effect can wipe out an investor's entire principal over a short period," it said in a statement.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
The sanctuary ironically became a poor refuge after the local health authorities undertook a campaign to wipe out the salt-marsh mosquitoes.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
