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strip out

verb

  1. (tr) to remove the working parts of (a machine)

  2. to remove (a chemical or component) from a mixture

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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It’s probably just a matter of time until the other big players strip out carry-ons, as United has already done.

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This is why the scientific method is so crucial: It aims to strip out what seems to be and to zero in, through repeated testing and careful control of other variables, on what actually is.

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"They had to strip out all the medical equipment, and re-task it for a military tasking," says Cathal Berry, a former deputy commander of the Rangers Wing.

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The bills were introduced Monday through a common process known as “gut and amend,” where lawmakers strip out the language from an older pending bill and replace it with a new proposal.

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Precision fermentation may also allow producers to strip out many ultra-processed elements of current vegan cheeses.

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