as in to restore
to free from moral guilt or blemish especially ceremonially
a day on which the faithful are expected to purge themselves of their sins through prayer and fasting
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States usually have a hard deadline to complete ineligible voter purging no later than 90 days before a federal election under the National Voter Registration Act.
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April Rubin, Axios, 16 Oct. 2024
These efforts include invalidating mail-in ballots, purging swing state voter rolls, and challenging the votes of Americans and military service members overseas.
—Jeff Raikes, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
All 20 have been purged from the rolls and referred for potential prosecution.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
Election experts have expressed concerns about states using unreliable data to flag and purge ineligible voters, which can accidentally ensnare eligible voters -- such as Alabama resident Roald Hazelhoff, who became a citizen two years ago.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2024
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April Rubin, Axios, 16 Oct. 2024
These efforts include invalidating mail-in ballots, purging swing state voter rolls, and challenging the votes of Americans and military service members overseas.
—Jeff Raikes, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
All 20 have been purged from the rolls and referred for potential prosecution.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
Election experts have expressed concerns about states using unreliable data to flag and purge ineligible voters, which can accidentally ensnare eligible voters -- such as Alabama resident Roald Hazelhoff, who became a citizen two years ago.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2024
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When oxygen levels in the blood drop or carbon dioxide levels rise, your breathing rate increases to restore balance.Lindsay Curtis, Health, 5 Nov. 2024
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As the country grapples with polarization and declining trust in institutions, this could help restore faith in politics.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Nighttime routines used to consist of cleansing your face, putting on a basic retinol, and finishing with a generous slathering of Pond's Cream.Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 28 Oct. 2024
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They’re designed to cleanse without weighing your hair down, using ingredients like polymers to make strands look thicker and proteins to add some strength.Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 25 Oct. 2024
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Rainwater run-off that is purified, well water, makes cannabis plants very happy.Lindsey Bartlett, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2024
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That means water agencies can purify our wastewater and return it to our sinks.Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
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Treatment for chlorine poisoning can help your body heal.Kashif J. Piracha, Verywell Health, 31 Oct. 2024
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Next week’s election in the United States is hardly likely to heal the discord between Democrats and Republicans, but if Trump wins, talk of anti-woke AI could get a lot louder.Will Knight, WIRED, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Purge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purge. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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