eradicate
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“Do you have my commitment to eradicate deputy gangs? 100% you do,” Luna told the supervisors on Tuesday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2026
In 2012, he teamed up with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to help eradicate polio in Nigeria.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
He vowed to eradicate hunger and create a self-confident, caring, outward-looking nation.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
All to eradicate a supposed threat that he claimed he had “obliterated” a year earlier.
From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026
I didn’t want to be a symbol for the Justice League of Parents to use in their crusade to eradicate campus intolerance.
From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan
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
AI gets a lot of attention for the jobs it eradicates.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 31, 2018
“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
The assistant referee gets an audio alert when a player is 10cm or more offside, so the delayed flag has largely been eradicated.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 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 like when Père Lafontant installed communal latrines in Cange, which all but eradicated typhoid in the village.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
"Thailand spent 15 years investing in alternative livelihood before starting eradicating," Ok Serei said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
Completely eradicating the paper check, however, would be a steep psychological hill to climb.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
Since eradicating its last ASF outbreak, three decades ago, Spain's pork industry has grown enormously, to become the biggest in Europe with a value of €25bn.
From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2026
“The task of eradicating the soil and conditions that breed corruption is still arduous.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026
In the background the racket of Buster Friendly boomed and brayed, eradicating her words; he saw her mouth moving but heard only the TV.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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