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as in elimination
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as in extermination
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Noun
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Following Champions League elimination at the hands of Arsenal, Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti is under immense pressure.—
Sam Leveridge,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025 -
But following a second straight playoff elimination by Denver, Pelinka again fired the coach and hired Redick.—
Dan Woike,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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Just a few weeks earlier, North Carolina’s governor, Josh Stein, was forced to appeal the federal government’s refusal to continue funding 100% of the state’s debris removal costs in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Six, plain-clothes private security officers were charged with misdemeanors, including battery, for the forcible removal of a woman from a Republican Party meeting in Idaho.—
Domenico Montanaro,
NPR,
25 Apr. 2025
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Semi-corny public service gratitude clips play before diving straight into the main storyline of Sue Storm's pregnancy and the arrival of the Silver Surfer, Shalla-Bal (Julia Garner), with her unpleasant message of Earthly annihilation.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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The campaign became the subject of criticism for offering unrealistic advice and presenting a false sense of optimism in the face of nuclear annihilation.—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN Money,
12 Apr. 2025
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Tubman’s fearless activism led to the eventual abolition of slavery and inspired later generations of civil rights leaders.—
Sughnen Yongo,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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However, the reality is that the consequences of slavery and segregation did not end with their legal abolition.—
C. Anthony Muse,
Baltimore Sun,
15 Mar. 2025
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Faced with the raging wars of recent years, with their inhuman horrors and countless deaths and destruction, Pope Francis incessantly raised his voice imploring peace and calling for reason and honest negotiation to find possible solutions.—
ABC NEWS,
ABC News,
26 Apr. 2025
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From hurricanes to wildfires, the U.S. has endured 403 billion-dollar climate and weather disasters since 1980—leaving behind a trail of destruction that’s cost the country more than $2.9 trillion.—
Mindy Lubber,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Aparicio explores themes of erasure and memory to honor and reflect on his family’s history during and after the Salvadoran civil war by using materials such as amber or petrified resin and rubber, inspired by Indigenous techniques, his Salvadoran heritage and L.A. roots.—
Sarah Quiñones Wolfson,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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Thousands of other government web pages had also been taken down or modified, including content about vaccines, hate crimes, low-income children, opioid addiction and veterans, before a court order temporarily blocked part of the sweeping erasure.—
Tiffany Hsu,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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Black women, who face higher rates of pregnancy complications and maternal mortality, often need additional medical care that comes with additional costs.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
21 Apr. 2025
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Even more striking, their risk of cardiovascular disease mortality dropped by up to 40%, despite not participating in structured workouts.—
Ximena Araya-Fischel,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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“Eradication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eradication. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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