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delete

[dih-leet] / dɪˈlit /


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Frequently review and delete the AI’s financial memories.

From MarketWatch Jul. 1, 2026

One example is the right to delete, which allows individuals to ask businesses to erase data they have collected on them.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

Kalshi told the influencers to delete the posts, which violated company guidelines.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2026

Holloway, from Tunbridge Wells, Kent, said: "I wanted to just move on, however my lovely mum suggested that I don't delete my stuff just yet because you never know how time heals you."

From BBC Jun. 2, 2026

My first impulse was to delete every single copy of the e-mail and pretend I’d never received it, but I changed my mind.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

OpenAI automatically deletes temporary conversations from servers within 30 days.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 28, 2026

Claude-powered AI coding agent deletes entire company database in 9 seconds.

From MarketWatch Apr. 28, 2026

He said he deletes the entries of ICE agents who have quit.

From Slate Jan. 28, 2026

Rivas’ office said that’s due in part to prevent people from impersonating elected officials: If a user deletes their X account, the username can be claimed by someone else 30 days later.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 27, 2025

Maybe Ms. Morales is just one of those people who deletes text messages right after she reads them, Emma told herself.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

BuzzBallz's UK FAQs, now also deleted, stated: "Yes, our packaging is recyclable. Please recycle your empties where local facilities allow."

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

The Times still sued the city, alleging that it unlawfully withheld and deleted the mayor’s text messages and other public records from the catastrophic wildfire.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

Sony has pulled similar moves before: in 2023, the company deleted over 1,000 seasons of Discovery TV shows customers had purchased due to content licensing arrangements.

From Salon Jul. 13, 2026

Google no longer stores location history data on its servers and has deleted all such data.

From Barron's Jun. 29, 2026

“She deleted them after we downloaded everything,” Chip moaned.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Additional experiments showed that genetically deleting IL-1b significantly reduced valve calcification and disease symptoms, even when P. gingivalis was present.

From Science Daily Jul. 13, 2026

Now he’s gone dark, deleting his X.com account after exchanging volleys with a radio reporter.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

He was later given a second final warning for deleting his search history.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

On Wednesday night, CNN’s Kaitlan Collins reported being told that “the aerial image of the crowds from last week’s his rally enraged him so much that officials ended up deleting them.”

From Salon Jul. 3, 2026

“You don’t even know. Yesterday Ainyr spent two hours deleting all the photos of him off her phone. Two hours! You know how many photos that is? They only went out a week!”

From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff




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