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Purged officials have been blamed for everything from raising excessive debt to failing to implement carbon-reduction directives to engaging in “superstitious” activities, such as consulting fortunetellers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026

Purged from reputable registries and having circled the drain of poor-quality alternatives, some ships are now at a point "where they just don't even bother at all", says Michelle Wiese Bockmann.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2025

Thomas co-founded the website Don’t Get Purged, a voting rights effort that tracks state registration rules to raise awareness among minority voters.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 2024

She tells viewers that private companies are profiting from Purge insurance, and lays out a platform that could be dubbed Purged Lives Matter.

From The New Yorker • Jul. 27, 2016

“Peña, Robert. Memory erasure: fail. Reprogram: fail. Purged 10-28-2277.”

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera