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Word: wipe (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...social organizations around the world dedicated to fighting child prostitution. Pressure by ECPAT and groups like it have already had some impact; in 1992 the Philippine government adopted a Child Protection Code to guard against child abuse. And Thai Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai has announced a campaign to wipe out child prostitution...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Prostitution: Defiling The Children | 6/21/1993 | See Source »

...Boxing's been around a long time and is rally popular, and we have a great coach in Tommy, but if [Harvard] had a chance, they'd wipe us out," he says...

Author: By Peter K. Han, | Title: THE Superheavyweight Senior | 6/10/1993 | See Source »

...aware that I have to be executed. It ain't something that you wipe off your mind...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Voices Told Him to Kill | 6/7/1993 | See Source »

...same space. This variety ensures a healthier, heartier ecosystem because not all the plant life will be susceptible to the same diseases and pests. As an example of what happens when diversity declines, Dallas-based landscape designer Sally Wasowski cites the beetle-borne fungus that threatens to wipe out the majestic oaks that shade the homes and ranches of Texas hill country...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gardening Nature's Way | 5/17/1993 | See Source »

Sure, we could wipe the region from the map if we wanted to. But that is not our goal. Our goal is to stop the killing. Given that objective, bombing the country seems a counterintuitive choice...

Author: By Jacques E. C. hymans, | Title: Intervention Would Further Hinder Human Rights | 5/10/1993 | See Source »

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