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wiped out

[wahypt-out] / ˈwaɪptˈaʊt /


wiped-out








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His first big breakout came in the dot-com boom, when internet investments made him the world’s richest man for just three days—in his words—before the bubble burst and wiped out 99% of SoftBank’s value.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

As of the closing bell, the S&P 500 had wiped out its advance from earlier in the week, placing a lengthy weekly winning streak in jeopardy.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

The most famous is probably the North American grey squirrel, which has nearly wiped out our native red squirrel populations.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Before the Seychelles population was wiped out, the species occupied an even larger range that stretched more than 12,000 kilometers from Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean to the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2026

“His house wasn’t wiped out, but they can’t stay in it right now. The roof is messed up. And they think he broke his arm.”

From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake




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