delete
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He ordered Hanson to delete the tweet and pay Faruqi's legal costs.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
At university Jazmin decided to delete her social media accounts entirely.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Frequently review and delete the AI’s financial memories.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
In at least one instance, dark-fleet administrators attempted to remotely delete data onboard a vessel after the U.S. boarded it, the report said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
He guesses he could just delete it after, since there are seven, it looks like.
From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone
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
Ben deletes the title and retypes: "Differences: America's Far Past and Recent Past" “Specifics?” asks Ben.
From "Towers Falling" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Some data going back to late December will be deleted as a result, and Manus urged users impacted by the change to back up their data.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
Fraser had deleted texts from his own phone to conceal his relationship with Broadus.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
They did not stop even after the protest had ended - and eventually I deleted the post.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
“I thought it was a fire,” she said, adding that she deleted it after learning that the smoke was the result of a Ukrainian strike.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
George deleted her name from the computer file.
From "Pony Problems: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #3" by Carolyn Keene
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
The updates included more advanced photo editing capabilities, amplifying existing Apple features and making it possible to spatially adjust photos in myriad ways, altering the framing in addition to deleting unwanted people or background objects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
Plus, deleting the post might make things harder for Traveler at his school.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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