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eradicate

[ih-rad-i-kayt] / ɪˈræd ɪˌkeɪt /


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“This is the policy that, if it is implemented, will actually eradicate deputy gangs in the Sheriff’s Department,” he said in an interview.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

AI is surpassing human abilities in pursuits from mathematics to computer programming, while threatening to alter or even eradicate many jobs.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

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

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026

Although Health Secretary Angela Constance vowed in August to "eradicate" corridor care, Hunter told BBC Scotland's The Sunday Show there had been a "toxic normalisation" of this practice which can lead to patients dying.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

I’m glad to see him and to eradicate, for a while, the deadly silence of the house.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett

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

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

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 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

The screw-worm had indeed been eradicated on Cura§ao.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

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

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

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

“The task of eradicating the soil and conditions that breed corruption is still arduous.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026

Virtually every southern state was infested with Aedes aegypti, these experts pointed out, but funds would run out before the job of eradicating the mosquitoes was half completed.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy


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