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[ri-moov] / rɪˈmuv /




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Under US pressure, the Israeli military said last week it had given orders to remove the settlers.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

“Meta thought about taking more proactive steps, about doing more to find and remove children under 13, but it decided not to,” O’Neill told the jury Tuesday.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

The draft plan, which largely applies to new venues, seeks to “reduce the extent of or remove opportunities for vertical drinking.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

In Enlli's case, it was because she had a hysterectomy, a surgical operation to remove the womb, and results in the end of periods and fertility.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

I asked Professor Brown as she came over to help the technician remove the probes from my left leg with a painstaking slowness that set my teeth on edge.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

But backstopping markets removes a key risk and encourages more borrowing—especially for the hedge funds that now own trillions of dollars of U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

The findings revealed two major routes by which the glymphatic system removes particles from the brain, including amyloid beta proteins associated with Alzheimer's disease -- and the speeds of those routes are dramatically different.

From Science Daily Aug. 13, 2026

Before surgery, Amabile shared that he would undergo a craniotomy, a surgery in which a neurosurgeon temporarily removes a piece of the skull to reach the brain and remove the tumor.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

This “disruption allowance” effectively removes 800,000 metric tons of copper from his global mine supply forecast.

From MarketWatch Aug. 11, 2026

Despite the risk of hookworm, she removes her shoes.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

The agenda item noted that ICE agents removed more than 16,000 people from San Diego County between January 2025 and April 2026.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

"Essentially someone's walked into my business and sacked me, removed my business from the internet with no prior warning."

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

"The Hormuz Strait is open and operating. All water mines have been removed or detonated."

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

The couple removed the home from the market just a few days after that first price cut, before reappearing several weeks later, this time with the original asking price of $32 million.

From MarketWatch Aug. 18, 2026

Slowly, skeptically, Clare removed his monocle and closed the distance between his eye hollow and the swirling darkness.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

Forest Service chief Tom Schultz said it will allow for essential forest management activities, such as removing fire-prone dead timber.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

And she said officials were "always prepared" that the farmer would be disqualified and they "knew" removing the animals would present "significant issues".

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

By keeping the action and themes largely Earthbound and removing the interstellar glamour associated with flying supes and suits, “Lanterns” reignites our consideration of a superhero long written off in the live-action realm.

From Salon Aug. 14, 2026

Mr. Johnson adjusts the denominator by removing the third-trimester women.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

Oddly enough, removing 0 doesn’t change the size of the set at all.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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