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eradicate

[ih-rad-i-keyt] / ɪˈræd ɪˌkeɪt /


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There aren’t many of those critters in the Golden State and, when they’re found, officials seek to eradicate them.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

The water vole project works in tandem with another river trust scheme, which sees teams working with the Waterlife Recovery Trust to eradicate the mink population from Surrey.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

As José Carlos Cueto reports, while the bill was passed unanimously in Colombia's Congress, it follows a long battle to eradicate the dangerous and often secretive procedure.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

Its glass carafes appeal to eco-anxious consumers who want to eradicate microplastics from their lives.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

And I can either despise it, attack it, eradicate it... or I can use it.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth

While it’s not clear exactly how this happens, experts said that one explanation may be that exercise helps fight cancer by enhancing how the immune system targets and eradicates cancer cells.

From Seattle Times Feb. 12, 2024

The immune system then recognizes and eradicates those spike proteins, thus learning how to defend against the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

From Salon Oct. 13, 2022

Johnson added, “It helps the drought but by no means eradicates the drought.”

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 17, 2022

This “Dune” almost completely eradicates the arid, meandering vision and miscues of David Lynch’s 1984 film adaptation.

From Washington Times Jan. 20, 2022

“We believe that preparation eradicates cowardice, which we define as the failure to act in the midst of fear,” says Four.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth

The toxins bred in his mind by the brutalities of war cannot be eradicated, even if he can describe his sufferings with such deceptively majestic language.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

Holding would still happen - it cannot be eradicated from a contact sport - just not to the same extent.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

It’s also because after being eradicated in the United States in the 1960s, the flesh-eating screwworm is back: A few cases have emerged in Texas.

From Slate Jun. 11, 2026

Still, the resurgence of the parasite, which was eradicated in the U.S. in the 1960s, comes at a time when the cattle industry is already facing drought, tariff battles and other challenges.

From MarketWatch Jun. 10, 2026

Within two years, HIV, cerebral palsy, Huntington's disease, blindness, polio, and male pattern baldness are eradicated.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

"Badger vaccination should not be presented as a stand-alone route to eradicating bovine tuberculosis," said McKeown.

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

His hopes of eradicating it by 2020 were dashed, although numbers are still down significantly on what they were 10 years ago.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

Completely eradicating the paper check, however, would be a steep psychological hill to climb.

From MarketWatch Jul. 9, 2026

The fake world has subsumed the real world, eradicating it and leaving nothing in its place.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 17, 2026

That could be done not through scientific and technical expertise but only by eradicating war.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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