purging

Example Sentences

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“Is he purging not just perfectly competent people, but highly competent people, the people you would want in your foxhole?” he asks.

From Salon • May 1, 2026

If you have trouble closing drawers or closet doors, she wrote, it is time to start purging.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

But I do think this particular controversy has tapped into something deeper, purging a spiritual angst that has long surrounded liberal culture.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026

In 2024, Slovakia's interior ministry decided that Babis "was unlawfully registered as an StB agent", officially purging him of the allegations.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

His only chance of purging the loop was a complete reboot.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer