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eradicate

[ih-rad-i-keyt] / ɪˈræd ɪˌkeɪt /


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But a target to eradicate long waits by the end of March was missed by the Scottish government, with more than 44,000 such cases recorded.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

“And, at the same time, to eradicate this crime. There should be no more disappeared in Mexico.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

“Our vision is ultimately to be in every school in the nation and to eradicate mass shootings,” Marston said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

The WHO helped eradicate smallpox, established a framework that led to a dramatic worldwide reduction in tobacco use and helped control numerous pandemics, from Ebola to mpox to Zika.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

He is silent for so long, in fact, that I think he is going to eradicate me where I stand, with lightning vision or something terrifyingly cool.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer




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