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delete

[dih-leet] / dɪˈlit /


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Groups that don’t have lawyers on retainer might decide to delete language even if it merely “references” candidates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

You don’t have to uninstall any apps or delete Facebook, though you could try it too.

From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2026

The woman, who also reported it to the league, alleged that Jackson refused to delete the video and taunted her with it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

She advised the state to take "special care" not to misplace or accidentally delete any information that may be pertinent to the case.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

I wasn’t supposed to go near Tom’s computer, because he was worried I would delete something important by mistake, or click on something I shouldn’t and let in a virus or a Trojan or something.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins

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

When he arrives home, he stops the stream and deletes the pre-recorded file.

From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2026

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

From Slate ● Jan. 28, 2026

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

The Department of Homeland Security has since deleted that video.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

When the researchers deleted MTCH2, far fewer cells successfully developed into mature fat cells.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

That firm, SoCal Strategies, has since deleted its website and social media accounts.

From Slate ● Oct. 22, 2026

Even after discovering the leaks, the military continued to use the vehicles until the end of the exercise due to a lack of alternatives and the soldiers deleted the videos, DN reported.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

All of my Memory Worlds are now gone, deleted, taken by Zero.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

Although the account itself is no longer viewable on the platform, the Tokyo District Court will rule on whether TikTok was responsible for deleting the posts.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

The lawsuit claims that the Education Department gave servicers instructions, known as a change request, on how to process these group loan discharges, including deleting credit trade lines.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

The case emerges after Donaghy was on Wednesday convicted of two charges connected to deleting or attempting to delete an email to prevent disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

The company built a “policy server” that prevents agents from doing things like deleting data sets, and stops Cisco data from being used to train third-party models, Subaiya said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

“Just deleting vandalism on the Chuck Norris page,” he said.

From "Paper Towns" by John Green


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