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purify

[pyoor-uh-fahy] / ˈpjʊər əˌfaɪ /


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The membranes could also help recover solvents used in battery manufacturing, purify pharmaceutical compounds, and improve biofuel production.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026

The punishments were made after a "systematic review" and were needed "to enforce industry discipline, purify the football environment, and maintain fair competition", the CFA wrote on its official social media account Thursday.

From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026

Also involved in the deal is ReElement Technologies, a company that works to purify and recycle rare-earth materials, which will help in the recycling of old magnets to boost domestic production.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2025

Board of Water and Power Commissioners voted to purify 45 million gallons, enough water for 500,000 people.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2025

Later, they passed colorful handkerchiefs over Felicia’s body, all the while grieving in low voices to purify her corpse.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

This patent-pending technology purifies the isotope by removing it from the bismuth target and then loads it onto a shipping column for incorporation into targeted alpha therapy drugs.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2025

The system purifies wastewater using a three-step advanced treatment process, and the water then percolates and is injected into the groundwater basin, where it becomes part of the supply.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2024

A key supply item is a replacement pump for the system on the ISS that purifies urine back to drinking water.

From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2024

He preached relentlessly about forgiveness – “the oxygen that purifies the air of hatred.”

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 30, 2024

It purifies me, leaving me scoured both inside and out.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

Hengli eventually expanded into other textiles, including polyester, which required petroleum-based raw materials such as purified terephthalic acid that China imported from abroad.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

While I claim no clairvoyant skills, given the ever-diminishing quality of the air we breathe, purified air could definitely become a commodity someday.

From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026

The Metropolitan Water District already is planning a large new facility in Carson to transform wastewater into purified drinking water.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 2026

Some bottlers sell tap water purified through reverse‑osmosis filtration which removes the minerals and flavour, he said.

From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026

They would be purified and used over again.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins

Many pilgrims combine the trip with a visit to nearby Lake Manasarovar, whose waters are considered purifying, to pray and make offerings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

Sartre argued that for the antisemite, “there is no question of building a new society, but only of purifying the one that exists.”

From Salon ● Dec. 17, 2025

The companies purifying water look like better bets than the high-tech customers who use it.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 9, 2025

To perform the analysis, the researchers used acetonitrile to extract PAHs before purifying the samples with several combinations of sorbents.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 1, 2025

With the crackling warmth of the fire and the smell of purifying incense the room seemed less of a sepulchre.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya


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