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Recent Examples of eradication
Cattle producers in affected states lost up to $50 million to $100 million per year before full eradication, according to a 2025 analysis from the USDA.
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Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
The first case of New World Screwworm infection, since its eradication from the country in 1966, was reported in Texas Wednesday by the United States Department of Agriculture.
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Dejanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
Beginning in the 1920s and 1930s, USDA scientists began NWS eradication efforts.
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Teresa Mull,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
The eradication was the result of multiple sterile fly programs across the south that cost roughly $42 million in the mid 1960s, the equivalent of about $452 million today.
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Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
The plains wolf ecotype was extirpated thanks, mostly, to government eradication efforts, wildlife managers note in the report.
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Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
11 June 2026
Panama declared eradication in 2006, and for years, the flies were held at bay at the Darién Gap, the border of Panama and Colombia, with consistent sterile male fly releases.
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Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
9 June 2026
Hazelrig said to prevent further population decline, humans need to do their part, resisting what seems to be an almost habitual eradication of snakes.
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Carson Bonner,
AJC.com,
9 June 2026
Contact your local County Extension Service or State Natural Resources Department for recommendations on vine selection, banned invasive species, and safe eradication methods.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
8 June 2026
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
The first case of New World Screwworm infection, since its eradication from the country in 1966, was reported in Texas Wednesday by the United States Department of Agriculture.
—
Dejanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
Beginning in the 1920s and 1930s, USDA scientists began NWS eradication efforts.
—
Teresa Mull,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
The eradication was the result of multiple sterile fly programs across the south that cost roughly $42 million in the mid 1960s, the equivalent of about $452 million today.
—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
The plains wolf ecotype was extirpated thanks, mostly, to government eradication efforts, wildlife managers note in the report.
—
Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
11 June 2026
Panama declared eradication in 2006, and for years, the flies were held at bay at the Darién Gap, the border of Panama and Colombia, with consistent sterile male fly releases.
—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
9 June 2026
Hazelrig said to prevent further population decline, humans need to do their part, resisting what seems to be an almost habitual eradication of snakes.
—
Carson Bonner,
AJC.com,
9 June 2026
Contact your local County Extension Service or State Natural Resources Department for recommendations on vine selection, banned invasive species, and safe eradication methods.
—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
8 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eradication
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Amodei predicts that, over the next five to ten years, AI will achieve, among other things, the reliable prevention and treatment of nearly all natural infectious disease, the elimination of most cancer, the prevention of Alzheimer’s and a doubling of the human lifespan.
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Combined with the elimination of structural bottlenecks, the result is a more streamlined logistics network that moves goods faster, more reliably, and at a lower cost for businesses across the region.
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There, something of a muskrat panic resulted in a war of extermination upon the animals starting in the early 1930s.
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Timothy Wong, technical director of MMPC, a pest management company that provides residential and commercial extermination, prevention, and property protection services, prioritizing environmentally friendly, natural pest control solutions.
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The congresswoman also pointed to the dissent of Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan, who suggested that race played a role in the administration's decision-making process regarding the removal of Haitians.
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If someone does not have a final order of removal, then there's a removal proceedings process and that starts with them being issued a notice to appear before an immigration judge.
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France banned public alcohol consumption, Spain closed a World Cup fan zone and the UK is bracing for an annihilation of its all-time June temperature record.
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Thus, dark matter annihilation is only a factor when this mysterious stuff is densely clustered in a region like the heart of a galaxy.
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Reparations has been a hot-button issue across the country since the abolition of slavery in 1865.
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The group, formed in 2023, demands greater political rights for people of Kashmir and the abolition of the refugee seats on the grounds that the refugees have disproportionate influence.
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David Hearn, a former Olympic canoeist, told the the Washington Post he was arrested on June 19 and charged with misdemeanor destruction of government property.
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This came on the heels of another round of tornadoes just four days earlier that leveled buildings and caused widespread destruction across the region.
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But there won’t be any buying for Saks Off Fifth, which will continue to operate with its remaining 12 stores purely as a liquidation channel, after closing 57 units.
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As Spirit’s liquidation efforts continue, other airlines are jockeying to either occupy its space at FLL or expand from their current operations.
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Following years of economic devastation and underinvestment in public services, the country’s infrastructure – from hospitals to electricity and water – is ill-equipped to deal with a crisis like this.
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And then there's water damage and the devastation caused by flooding.
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“Eradication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eradication. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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