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purify

[pyoor-uh-fahy] / ˈpjʊər əˌfaɪ /


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In such an environment, it is especially reckless to assume that war, no matter how justified, will somehow purify institutions rather than corrode them.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 5, 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

Beyond their unique biological properties, nanobodies are simpler to produce and purify than traditional antibodies.

From Science Daily Nov. 6, 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

The surest means to purify the messenger intermediate was to halt protein synthesis abruptly—using a biochemical equivalent of a cold shower—and purify the shivering molecules associated with the ribosomes, thereby trapping the elusive Pimpernel.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

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

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

From Seattle Times Apr. 30, 2024

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

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

To create the biomaterial, the scientists manually collected latex from freshly harvested jackfruit and carefully purified it.

From Science Daily Jun. 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

It did so, nominating thousands of ingredients, including, for example, purified water and asparagus.

From Salon Apr. 4, 2026

It’s a sprawling tale of divine corruption and human treachery that ends with the world being purified by fire and flood.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 12, 2026

I felt white, drained of blood, cared for, purified.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

Many pilgrims combine the trip with a visit to nearby Lake Manasarovar, whose waters are considered purifying, to pray and make offerings.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

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

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

He stuffed the purifying herbs and birch-bast wrapping into the neck of his parka, and looked down at what Renn had made for him in the night.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver




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