Example Sentences

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That is the reality facing a Scottish government which says its central aim is eradicating child poverty, a task arguably made harder by the spending cuts it announced this week.

From BBC • Sep. 3, 2024

“Job number one is eradicating gangs and rewarding those who keep up safer,” said Gillespie, who will face Democratic Lt.

From Washington Post • Jul. 27, 2017

And while Congress has been good about providing millions of dollars to research the greening menace, the other side of helping the citrus industry to recover is eradicating sick trees and replanting healthy ones.

From Washington Times • Jul. 27, 2016

Not only is eradicating gender inequities the right thing to do, it is essential in order to improve lives and society overall.

From Forbes • Mar. 17, 2015

The government of the Dutch Indies, with energy and success, is eradicating the evil head-hunting custom.

From Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of Head-Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917 by Lumholtz, Carl