as in to wipe out
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The Show-Me state has two Democrats in Congress and four Republicans, and a map Trump posted on social media would wipe out one Democratic seat.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
1 Sep. 2025 -
The Buckeyes benefited from a pair of penalties, including a face mask call on Colin Simmons that wiped out an incomplete pass on third-and-4.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Aug. 2025
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And for Frank at Tottenham, the frustration heard inside their stadium on Sunday was nothing new, with supporters calling for a head coach only appointed last summer to be sacked following defeat there to local rivals West Ham last month.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Young set career highs with 23 touchdowns and 3,011 passing yards and was also sacked 27 times, the lowest mark of his career.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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Heavy equipment has been razing the multi-level concrete parking garage at 99 Founders Plaza for the past several weeks, and then will tear down the 150,000-square-foot former Bank of America offices.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
5 Feb. 2026
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The audience might still be recovering; the year is young, but no one who saw Pierce tear down the Troubadour is likely to experience anything more memorable in 2026.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
5 Feb. 2026
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Set in a deeply dystopian future, a group of scientists seeks to plunder the memories of writer Daniel Feeld's frozen head.—
Chris McMullen,
Space.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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Most Americans don’t want our nation to be an imperial aggressor threatening, conquering and plundering weaker nations.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
2 Feb. 2026
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The item belongs to a rare collection of French crown jewels still held by the nation, after most were looted during the French Revolution beginning in 1789.—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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Law enforcement officers were injured, autonomous vehicles were set on fire and stores were looted.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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But when a man from Anne’s past returns from war, a curse begins to take shape through a mysterious knight and threatens to destroy them all.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
1 Feb. 2026
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Plenty of plants were destroyed in the Eaton and Palisades fires, of course, especially highly flammable shrubs like tall, skinny arborvitae.—
Jeanette Marantos,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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Among them, however, is a mole chosen by production to sabotage these challenges while trying to stay undetected.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Feb. 2026
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At its core, proper wine storage is less about having a fancy cellar and more about avoiding the everyday places that slowly sabotage your bottles.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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North Texas — whose roster was pillaged in the portal and saw its top players leave for Oklahoma State alongside former head coach Eric Morris — have signed 42 transfers.—
Shawn McFarland,
Dallas Morning News,
16 Jan. 2026
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In a landscape of sequels and overly pillaged IP, the Stranger Things finale is finite and close-ended, the credits rolling once and for all.—
Yohana Desta,
Rolling Stone,
4 Jan. 2026
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“Spoliate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spoliate. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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