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purify

[pyoor-uh-fahy] / ˈpjʊər əˌfaɪ /


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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

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

Board of Water and Power Commissioners voted to purify 45 million gallons, enough water for 500,000 people.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 31, 2025

It can purify water and slow down waves, protecting coastal areas from flooding as a result.

From BBC Mar. 1, 2025

He told the people how to purify water and how to make cloth from nettles.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman

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

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 supply.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 14, 2024

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

This process chemically separates the DNA from other components of cells within the sample, such as proteins, and purifies it.

From Scientific American Aug. 25, 2023

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

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

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

Once heated, the system releases purified lithium and water while regenerating the solvent so it can be reused repeatedly.

From Science Daily May 23, 2026

Technicians wearing bunny suits put the machines together in clean rooms pumped with purified air to prevent contamination.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 25, 2026

She would have gotten too nervous over all of us using her purified instrument.

From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel

Separating and purifying the elements from mineral deposits often requires toxic chemicals, while radioactive substances are frequently present in the same geological formations.

From Science Daily Jul. 24, 2026

In purifying and perfecting their homes’ water, he says, homeowners of the future will demineralize and remineralize what comes out of the tap, and then pump it full of oxygen.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

"The feeling is that VAR has complicated the game, instead of purifying it," Balague added.

From BBC Feb. 18, 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 vessels help the sangsues filter and share more of their purifying secretions with you."

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton




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