purify
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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
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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
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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
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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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