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[purj] / pɜrdʒ /




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Appeared in the January 27, 2026, print edition as 'China’s Decadence and the Military Purge'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 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

Robert Morris drove 62 yards in 12 plays for a fourth-quarter touchdown run by Anthony Purge that pulled the Colonials within five points, 14-9, but the Hornets were able to run out the clock.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 1, 2022

In the wake of my Great File Purge, those cabinets loom reproachfully in my garage.

From New York Times • Oct. 16, 2021

On the occasion of Pride’s Purge on the 6th of December Holles absented himself and escaped again to France.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" by Various




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