Eradicate

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Eradicate

To completely do away with something, eliminate it, end its existence.

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"Yes, he and Eradicate were having an argument about who should move a heavy casting from one of the shops.

All of virtue and chivalry and true manhood which his old guardian had neglected to inculcate in the boy's mind the good priest planted there, but he could not eradicate his deep-seated hatred for the English or his belief that the real test of manhood lay in a desire to fight to the death with a sword.

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ANF Deputy Director Ghulam Qadir said the ANF was utilising all resources to combat menace of drugs and he urged the citizens to play their effective role to eradicate this evil from the society.

RAC stages play on menace of drugs

ISLAMABAD -- TAG on polio eradication met here on Thursday and also met again tomorrow (Friday) to assess remaining challenges and opportunities to eradicate polio in Pakistan.

Technical Advisory Group on polio eradication meets

In a post-SONA press conference in Quezon City, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said the Department of National Defense (DND) is ready to respond to the challenge of President Duterte during his fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday to eradicate terrorism and communist insurgency in the country.

Terrorism, communist insurgency hinder PH progress, says Defense Chief

PESHAWAR -- With 21 polio cases reported from across the province, including the tribal districts, the provincial government decided on Friday to make all-out efforts to eradicate the polio virus from the province.

Polio eradication govt's top priority: CM

The international community is also pushing Pakistan to eradicate the poliovirus, cases of which are now only reported from Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Polio vaccination teams told to focus on interpersonal relations

Summary: Barabanki (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr 2 (ANI): Taking a jibe at Congress for failing to eradicate poverty from the nation, Uttar Pradesh deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma on Tuesday mocked the grand old Party's "Garibi Hatao" slogan and dragged the children of AICC general secretary (UP East) Priyanka Gandhi into the political slugfest.

UP Dy CM drags Priyanka Gandhi's children in electoral war of words

"The message must be loud and clear: If we do not eradicate these mosquitoes in the specified time, the results will be disastrous to public health at the national level," said Dr Ali Al Saidi, Minister of Health.

Help us stamp out dengue: Oman's health ministry

ISLAMABAD:Under the ongoing campaign to eradicate polio in the world the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Saturday has provided over 371.1 million units of polio vaccines to more than 57 million Pakistani children between 2014 and December 2018, through its anti-polio drive in the country, under the UAE-Pakistan Assistance Programme, UAE-PAP.

Pakistan received 371million polio vaccines from UAE

ISLAMABAD -- Under the ongoing campaign to eradicate polio in the world the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Saturday has provided over 371.1 million units of polio vaccines to more than 57 million Pakistani children between 2014 and December 2018, through its anti-polio drive in the country, under the UAE-Pakistan Assistance Programme, UAE-PAP.