stamp out
Example Sentences
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The government is on a campaign to stamp out fraud and waste.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
The ministry has said a "zero-tolerance policy" will be implemented to stamp out fraud, including investigations, and publicising those guilty of fraud.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
Three months after state vets seized and killed hundreds of his sheep to stamp out an ongoing pox pandemic, Kostas Theofilou fights back tears as he gazes at his empty stable.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
In the case of weight-loss drugs in particular, drugmakers have been contending with an off-label industry in the US that popped up legally in response to shortages and has been tough to stamp out.
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026
“But—” “I’m not having one in the house, Petunia! Didn’t we swear when we took him in we’d stamp out that dangerous nonsense?”
From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling
