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  • noun Plural form of elimination.

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Examples

  • In a statement condemning the murder of Mr Francois Roos and his wife Gertrude on a smallholding near Witbank on Monday, he said white resentment against such "eliminations" was reaching breaking point.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1993

  • Chair of the Department of Languages Jean-François Brière said to Inside Higher Ed that "we were told [of the eliminations] without any hint," that extermination of these programs was imminent, and leaders of the faculty union said that they were not aware of any type of consultation.

    SUNY Albany To Cut Language, Classics and Theater Departments (VIDEO) The Huffington Post News Team 2010

  • After back-to-back eliminations of Ashthon Jones, Karen Rodriguez, Naima Adedapo, Thia Megia, and — the most shocking of all — Pia Toscano, what do the remaining women need to do to stay in the competition?

    American Idol: What Do the Girls Need to Do to Survive? 2011

  • The resulting tax revenue from these eliminations will come from the middle class because they are the largest social class in the U.S., and they represent the largest total taxable adjusted gross income.

    The Fiscal Mirage of Raising Taxes on the Wealthy 2011

  • The contestants will vie for the ultimate honour – to survive 12 literary challenges, 11 eliminations and emerge with a novel in hand.

    The New Spin on Reality TV « Write Anything 2009

  • Chair of the Department of Languages Jean-François Brière said to Inside Higher Ed that "we were told [of the eliminations] without any hint," that extermination of these programs was imminent, and leaders of the faculty union said that they were not aware of any type of consultation.

    SUNY Albany To Cut Language, Classics and Theater Departments (VIDEO) Danielle Wiener-Bronner 2010

  • However, in the domino effect of four further rounds of eliminations and redistributions, Ed finally won with 50.65% to his older brother's 49.35%.

    Indra Adnan: How New Leader Ed Miliband Can Restore the Labour Family Indra Adnan 2010

  • Chair of the Department of Languages Jean-François Brière said to Inside Higher Ed that "we were told [of the eliminations] without any hint," that extermination of these programs was imminent, and leaders of the faculty union said that they were not aware of any type of consultation.

    SUNY Albany To Cut Language, Classics and Theater Departments (VIDEO) Danielle Wiener-Bronner 2010

  • However, in the domino effect of four further rounds of eliminations and redistributions, Ed finally won with 50.65% to his older brother's 49.35%.

    Indra Adnan: How New Leader Ed Miliband Can Restore the Labour Family Indra Adnan 2010

  • Chair of the Department of Languages Jean-François Brière said to Inside Higher Ed that "we were told [of the eliminations] without any hint," that extermination of these programs was imminent, and leaders of the faculty union said that they were not aware of any type of consultation.

    SUNY Albany To Cut Language, Classics and Theater Departments (VIDEO) Danielle Wiener-Bronner 2010

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