wipe
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Its immediate effect was to wipe out federal vehicle emissions standards.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
A hefty-enough price would also, in an instant, wipe away key performance targets standing between Musk and billions of dollars in shares.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Rail writer Christian Wolmar said the problem they have created is that "if one thing goes wrong, it can wipe out, as we saw, quite a lot of the network".
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
On top of this, natural disasters and accidents can wipe out history.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
At least I’m in a science classroom with a ton of cleaning supplies because it takes the rest of homeroom for me to wipe up the ink.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
NI water added that pollution incidents could also be caused by "inappropriate flushing" of items such as baby wipes.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
There were also reports of skin irritation, eye irritation and infections allegedly associated with the use of the wipes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026
Tents, towels, wet wipes and children's clothing were among hundreds of items left behind by people who visited a Wirral beach, volunteers have said.
From BBC ● May 27, 2026
“Those at the top of the wealth distribution can absorb long-term-care costs without substantial losses, but for most Americans, the burden of paying for care wipes out decades of savings and home equity.”
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 14, 2026
He wipes his red face with one large meaty palm.
From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender
Scott’s latest film, “The Dog Stars,” in theaters Aug. 28, is set after a pandemic has wiped out most of humanity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Its February letter cites reports that other boycotts have wiped billions of dollars from Target’s market value.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Latiao were created in Pingjiang in 1998 as an emergency staple food, after devastating floods wiped out the local soybean crop.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
The stock quadrupled in value before most of those gains were wiped out, leaving his investment, now worth about 300 million won, at roughly half the value of its peak.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Laughing even harder, he put the dripping glass on the kitchen table and wiped his mouth on his cuff.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
In 2017, European Athletics proposed wiping out records set before 2005.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
SK hynix surged 30 percent -- wiping out its losses from the previous two days.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
In 2023 the directors fired CEO Sam Altman, allegedly in part for safety-related reasons, nearly wiping out investors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
She noted inflation “is wiping out wage gains for many. Grocery prices also continue to rise. But the picture did look slightly better in June than in April or May.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
She then licks her thumb and brushes it against the underside of my eye, wiping away any lingering sleep crust.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
