wiped out
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Shares slumped 43% from December 2021 to January 2025 in a brutal crash that wiped out about $177 billion in market capitalization.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 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
He wiped out the pan and dipped it full of water and used it to clean the jars.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
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