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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

In 2012, he teamed up with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to help eradicate polio in Nigeria.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

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

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026

Kick It Out, which has campaigned for more than 30 years to eradicate racism from football, said it was disappointed to hear reports of racist abuse towards Eom.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

The only way to eradicate transformation was to digest the material with an enzyme that, of all things, degraded DNA.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

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

Users must then push down on the lid to activate the technology, which the company claims eradicates more or less all bacteria and viruses in 60 seconds.

From BBC ● May 28, 2020

“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

But Russell's retirement from third place with an engine failure with five laps to go in Malaysia has pretty much eradicated that.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

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

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

Her features eradicated, her limbs three times their normal size.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins

"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

It was discovered by wildlife officers out eradicating feral pests.

From BBC ● May 11, 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

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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