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You had young people who were purifying water with bicycle-power-generated batteries.

From New York Times • Apr. 29, 2013

It was extracted while Dr. Stern and his co-workers were purifying enzymes in a powerful centrifuge, which separates molecules of mixed weight by whirling them at high speed.

From Time Magazine Archive

The dreadful flavour of fever was in everything, and lemons and hothouse grapes were making believe they were cooling, and bottles that they contained sedatives, and disinfectants that they were purifying the atmosphere.

From When Ghost Meets Ghost by De Morgan, William Frend

It was these that were purifying the Church of God of such men as the Cardinal-bishop in the Tower, and the witty holy lawyer!

From The King's Achievement by Benson, Robert Hugh

They sought for Jesus amongst those who were purifying themselves, and not finding Him, spake to each other, saying, "What think ye, that he will not come to the feast?"

From "Granny's Chapters" (on scriptural subjects) by Ross, Lady Mary