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eradicate

[ih-rad-i-keyt] / ɪˈræd ɪˌkeɪt /


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He also wants to build so-called "mega-prisons" and use pesticides to eradicate coca crops.

From Barron's Jul. 21, 2026

Yet what English phrase did more to eradicate that institution than the Declaration’s claim that it is “self-evident, that all men are created equal”?

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

Corridor care is when patients spend more than 45 minutes waiting for an appropriate place for their care and ministers have pledged to eradicate the practice by 2029.

From BBC Jun. 11, 2026

Sterilization programs for male screwworm flies previously helped eradicate the parasite from the U.S.

From MarketWatch Jun. 10, 2026

I want to eradicate the violence that is going on in my neighborhood and give back to my community the way John Tu has given back to me.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers

Network Rail said the new system "eradicates the failure mechanisms of the past by providing complete separation of bimetallic elements and using a copper contact wire which improves current collection" from overhead wires by trains.

From BBC May 22, 2026

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

A flesh-eating parasitic fly is once again threatening the nation’s livestock, after being eradicated from the U.S. six decades ago.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 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

"The good news is that we have successfully eradicated New World screwworm from the United States before," Bloodgood said.

From Barron's Jun. 4, 2026

JAMESON: We’ve eradicated many of the diseases that have plagued humankind.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly

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

From MarketWatch Jul. 9, 2026

Thi Thanh Huong Tran and others suggest, however, that authorities have slim chance of eradicating Vietnam's counterfeit market.

From BBC Jul. 5, 2026

“Chemotherapy is much more effective at eradicating minimal disease than it is macroscopic disease that you can already see on imaging.”

From The Wall Street Journal May 14, 2026

WHO has played a role in eradicating smallpox and tackling public health threats like polio, HIV, Ebola and tuberculosis.

From Barron's Mar. 17, 2026

In the background the racket of Buster Friendly boomed and brayed, eradicating her words; he saw her mouth moving but heard only the TV.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick




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