wipe
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"That was the only time in my career when I had to stop recording to wipe away my tears," Dame Esther also said.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
"The main thing that can wipe out humanity is stupidity," he said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
And of course he was talking about the question of whether the so-called frontier model providers should take their feet off the gas to make sure what they’re building won’t wipe out humanity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
The message said her servicer would receive a file once a month with accounts to wipe out and that her servicer would notify her when her loan discharge was processed, according to the complaint.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
We both do our best to wipe our arms, hands, and faces clean.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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To examine what happens under realistic conditions, the researchers tested scented conventional liquid products as well as botanical-containing disinfectant sprays and wipes inside a model home on Purdue's campus.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
Then came paper towels, Method cleaner, dish soap, lime sparkling water and grapefruit-scented antibacterial wipes.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
Sinden said some parents had told her they were making their own baby wipes with kitchen towels.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
And AI is forcing us all to ponder: What are we supposed to do with our elongated lives if technology wipes out the jobs that once gave us purpose?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
He turns at the sound of my voice and wipes his hands on an old towel.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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Roz and I were both wiped out afterward.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
The financial penalty was later ruled “excessive” and wiped out, but the finding of business fraud still stands.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
A marine heatwave in 2024 wiped out an estimated 99.9 percent of the coral that built the remote Tuvalu islands.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
But vegetation, starting with grasslands and shifting to forests, creeps back into the swathes wiped out in the explosion and people follow.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
He took off his glasses, wiped them, and then blew his nose.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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But drought, pesticides and habitat destruction triggered an unprecedented collapse that began in 2017, eventually wiping out an estimated 99.5 percent of the Bogong moth population.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
If the name of the game was to save human lives, preventing AI from wiping out humanity potentially had the most philanthropic bang for the buck of any cause.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
Routine tasks such as mopping floors, spraying countertops, and wiping surfaces with scented products generate billions or trillions of particles, with the total depending on the product.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
In 2017, European Athletics proposed wiping out records set before 2005 - sending a strong signal that records set before then were disputable.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
“Welcome back, Roz,” said the woman, wiping her hands on a rag.
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
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