eradicate

Example Sentences

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“Our vision is ultimately to be in every school in the nation and to eradicate mass shootings,” Marston said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

The WHO helped eradicate smallpox, established a framework that led to a dramatic worldwide reduction in tobacco use and helped control numerous pandemics, from Ebola to mpox to Zika.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

Duterte was elected president of the Philippines in 2016, having promised to eradicate street crime by cracking down on illegal drugs.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

"After leading the DA into the GNU, my next chapter must be to eradicate this devastating disease from our shores once and for all," the 49-year-old said.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

“Don’t you mean eradicate? To test an herbicide?”

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera