purge
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Set during Stalin’s Great Purge in the 1930s, Sergei Loznitsa’s film follows a naive young lawyer as he attempts to navigate his country’s legal system.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
Angel City was so angered by the call that three players — Haracic, Savannah McCaskill and Katie Johnson — drew yellow cards before Midge Purge calmly stepped up and converted her try.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2023
Anthony Purge capped a 68-yard drive with a 1-yard plunge for the Colonels with 5:14 to play but the 2-point conversion pass by Jake Simmons fell short.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 3, 2022
In the wake of my Great File Purge, those cabinets loom reproachfully in my garage.
From New York Times • Oct. 16, 2021
"Purge out the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, even as ye are unleavened."
From Epistle Sermons, Vol. II Epiphany, Easter and Pentecost by Lenker, John Nicholas
Vocabulary lists containing purge
"Beowulf," Vocabulary from the epic poem
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"Macbeth" Vocabulary from Act III
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