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eradicate

[ih-rad-i-keyt] / ɪˈræd ɪˌkeɪt /


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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

She said "immediate action" to contain and eradicate the parasite that has raised fears over the beef supply was underway.

From Barron's Jun. 4, 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

At the second they were able to remove it and send him on his way again with the wheel unencumbered, the steering issues he was suffering before that eradicated.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

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

It was important, Dumbledore said, to fight, and fight again, and keep fighting, for only then could evil be kept at bay, though never quite eradicated...

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

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

From MarketWatch Jul. 9, 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

The UK also has a goal of eradicating cervical cancer by 2040, but has faced similar struggles - both HPV vaccination and cervical screening coverage have declined over recent years.

From BBC May 1, 2026

Nicola Sturgeon famously made eradicating the attainment gap her "top priority" back in 2016.

From BBC Mar. 25, 2026

Television had shrunk the world, and had in the process become a great weapon for eradicating ignorance and promoting democracy.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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