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purify

[pyoor-uh-fahy] / ˈpjʊər əˌfaɪ /


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Ice masters look at the PH levels of the water and purify it to remove minerals and impurities.

From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2026

The punishments were made after a "systematic review" and were needed "to enforce industry discipline, purify the football environment, and maintain fair competition", the CFA wrote on its official social media account Thursday.

From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026

Researchers at the University of Iowa have identified a new way to "purify" photons, a development that could improve both the performance and security of light based quantum technologies.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 23, 2025

Also involved in the deal is ReElement Technologies, a company that works to purify and recycle rare-earth materials, which will help in the recycling of old magnets to boost domestic production.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2025

Didn’t the señor know that salt water would purify the book and banish disease?

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham

This patent-pending technology purifies the isotope by removing it from the bismuth target and then loads it onto a shipping column for incorporation into targeted alpha therapy drugs.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2025

A key supply item is a replacement pump for the system on the ISS that purifies urine back to drinking water.

From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2024

He preached relentlessly about forgiveness – “the oxygen that purifies the air of hatred.”

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 30, 2024

The system purifies wastewater using a three-step advanced treatment process, and the water then percolates and is injected into the groundwater basin, where it becomes part of the water supply.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2023

It purifies me, leaving me scoured both inside and out.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

Vulcan Elements and ReElement Technologies, whose products include purified materials needed for magnets, received Defense Department loans of $620 million and $80 million, respectively.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

While I claim no clairvoyant skills, given the ever-diminishing quality of the air we breathe, purified air could definitely become a commodity someday.

From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026

The Metropolitan Water District already is planning a large new facility in Carson to transform wastewater into purified drinking water.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 2026

Some bottlers sell tap water purified through reverse‑osmosis filtration which removes the minerals and flavour, he said.

From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026

He pulled the purified water bottle from his pocket and poured it into the basin.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

The bedroom will also be the focus of new ways of purifying air.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

Sartre argued that for the antisemite, “there is no question of building a new society, but only of purifying the one that exists.”

From Salon ● Dec. 17, 2025

The companies purifying water look like better bets than the high-tech customers who use it.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 9, 2025

To perform the analysis, the researchers used acetonitrile to extract PAHs before purifying the samples with several combinations of sorbents.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 1, 2025

She found in the outer court a beautiful lad in priestly attire intent on purifying the sacred place with water from a golden vessel, singing as he worked a hymn of praise to the god.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton


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