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
Regulators have tried for decades to stamp out hazards leading to close-call incidents at airports—from poor communications to poorly lit airfields to adequate staffing to oversee air traffic.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
As prime minister, he charted a pragmatic economic course and sought to stamp out corruption, appointing only scandal-free ministers to his team.
From Barron's • Mar. 23, 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
