purify
Example Sentences
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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
Researchers at the University of Iowa have identified a new way to "purify" photons, a development that could improve both the performance and security of light based quantum technologies.
From Science Daily • Dec. 23, 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
He had moved to Berkeley in the 1940s, briefly joining scientists to separate and purify isotopes for the Manhattan Project.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Vocabulary lists containing purify
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