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The government has been purging what it says are false entries, including duplicate names and cases of people who are dead or discovered to be alive at home or in jails.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2024

Bitter over the obloquy and humiliation heaped upon him during the Cultural Revolution, Teng has been purging the party ranks of officials who rose to prominence in those turbulent times.

From Time Magazine Archive

The growth of this conviction has been purging theology of many crude and revolting dogmas.

From The Church and Modern Life by Gladden, Washington