wiped out
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Fly fishers say the salmon population at the burn has been wiped out and could take years to recover.
From BBC • May 3, 2026
Early in the process, Quezon, a historian and grandson of a former Philippine president, learned to his dismay that the local hardwood and water-resistant species used to build the galleons had long been wiped out.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
This event wiped out most life on the planet.
From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026
I wiped out my savings to pay for school — and still have debt.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026
For his part, Jeffrey did seem kind of wiped out.
From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick
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