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Dozens of countries have banished the disease; Cabo Verde recently became the third African country to be certified as malaria-free.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2024

Italy, Spain and Germany have all exited early as reigning champions over the past 12 years but France have banished that curse.

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2022

Since the 1950s, most cities have banished shared-wall housing to high-density apartment zones.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 9, 2022

In contrast, mayors with ecological sympathies, including in the eastern city of Strasbourg, have banished foie gras from official events.

From Reuters • Dec. 23, 2021

Drainage and sanitation have banished many evils, and with the evil, the exorcists’ charm for the banishment of the evil.

From The Doctor in History, Literature, Folk-Lore, Etc. by Various