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eradicate

[ih-rad-i-kayt] / ɪˈræd ɪˌkeɪt /


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In a statement, Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari condemned the attack, expressed his sorrow over the deaths of the police and said "national determination to completely eradicate terrorism from the country is unwavering".

From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026

“Please eradicate these deputy gangs and pass this motion.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2026

All to eradicate a supposed threat that he claimed he had “obliterated” a year earlier.

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026

“We are here to eradicate mass shootings in American schools.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

We reminded them that the idea of the campaign was to focus attention on our grievances, not eradicate them.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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

The assistant referee gets an audio alert when a player is 10cm or more offside, so the delayed flag has largely been eradicated.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

The New World screwworm, eradicated 60 years ago, has re-emerged in Texas cattle, threatening over $700 million in annual losses.

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

If we knew how many species we’ve already eradicated, we might be more motivated to protect those that still survive.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

"Thailand spent 15 years investing in alternative livelihood before starting eradicating," Ok Serei said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

The Welsh government said it was "renewing" its approach to eradicating bovine TB.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 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

Thus, Park Service biologists managed the wonderfully unusual accomplishment of discovering and eradicating in the same instant a new species of fish.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson


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