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But dams, pollution and overfishing have extirpated them from all the region's rivers except in Maine.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2021

If the factions had not originated in secret societies, they might have extirpated the evil by proscribing masonry.

From Mexico and its Religion With Incidents of Travel in That Country During Parts of the Years 1851-52-53-54, and Historical Notices of Events Connected With Places Visited by Wilson, Robert A.

Let no man say, 'I have extirpated that sin from my nature,' for, if he does, it will surprise him when he is lulled in false security.

From Expositions of Holy Scripture Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and First Book of Samuel, Second Samuel, First Kings, and Second Kings chapters I to VII by Maclaren, Alexander

No savages could have extirpated mammalia, besides we should have found them fossil in the same places with all those species of extinct Dinornis which have come to light.

From Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences, Vol. 2 by Marchant, James

Many tribes besides that might no doubt have extirpated the colony, but it is probable the governor studied by every means to avoid giving them any provocation, and to conciliate their affection and esteem.

From An Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the Colonies of South Carolina and Georgia, Volume 1 by Hewatt, Alexander