eliminate
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Johnson argues that in doing so, Congress did not eliminate district court jurisdiction over constitutional challenges to the statutes themselves.
From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026
In the Carabao Cup, they fought back from 2-0 down to win 3-2 at Old Trafford and eliminate Manchester United.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
The lengthier postseason would force the regular season to begin one week earlier and likely eliminate Power 4 conference championship games, which while lucrative, can be redundant and potentially problematic in impacting the CFP slate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
The results raise the possibility that blocking PD-L2 could help the immune system recognize and eliminate harmful aging cells, potentially reducing some of the health problems associated with their buildup.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
I was eager to see if we could eliminate all the theories except my favourite theory of all, which was that Salim had spontaneously combusted.
From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd
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One of the main ways the body eliminates unwanted cells is through apoptosis, a carefully controlled form of cellular "suicide."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
The setup saves some battery costs compared with full EVs and eliminates the need for gas-car parts like a transmission.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
A sausage-and-pepper meal starter eliminates most of the chopping; canned tomatoes provide the sauce’s backbone; and a few spoonfuls of prepared sun-dried tomato pesto pull everything into focus.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026
The action "eliminates the final major barriers for private sector investment in Syria and promotes Syria's economic recovery and reintegration into the global economy," he said in a statement.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
That eliminates gorillas and elephants, even though they are vegetarians with admirably nonfinicky food preferences and represent a lot of meat.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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They finished ninth in the conference last season and were eliminated by the Warriors in a play-in game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
Several reports seemed to support his claims, citing data from internet monitoring service Cloudflare, that allegedly showed “Russia’s Yandex bot traffic nearly eliminated overnight.”
From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2026
It estimates how much energy the body extracts before food reaches the colon, how much energy microbes produce from the remaining material, and how much ultimately gets absorbed or eliminated.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
In May, Bowie State University, Maryland’s oldest HBCU, eliminated 79 jobs in the face of an $18 million budget deficit for the next fiscal year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
Most infectious diseases have now been brought under a reasonable degree of control and some have been practically eliminated.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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Spectrum is looking for a new CMO and eliminating the position of chief commercial officer, saying it failed to turn its advantages into a winning strategy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Despite these concerns, the researchers do not believe that eliminating smartphones from young people's lives is the answer.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
Election authorities say the revision was aimed at eliminating duplicate, deceased and fraudulent entries.
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026
By eliminating the Braves without needing the full five games, the Dodgers afforded themselves three days off, rather than one, before the league championship series.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
The system was too neat to last, and soon geologists were contributing additional divisions while eliminating others.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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