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[dih-leet] / dɪˈlit /


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Facebook’s promises to detect and delete misinformation and hate speech were similarly “deceptive,” Mathew wrote.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

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

From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2026

Mr. El-Sayed’s fig leaf seems to be proposing to delete that provision.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 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 delete it and the previous texts that took me to that crazy point.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

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

Ben deletes the title and retypes: "Differences: America's Far Past and Recent Past" “Specifics?” asks Ben.

From "Towers Falling" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Stewart, to fulfill her Halloween homeless fantasy, donned a damaged knit cardigan, torn patchwork jeans and an oversize flannel button-down, according to screenshots of her deleted post.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

"It's hard to admit when you've really screwed up," the billionaire, 85, wrote on Instagram after she deleted a photo of herself in ripped jeans, a torn sweater and a dirtied face.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

Russell was 0.441secs off his team-mate while the fastest McLaren was 0.768secs from pole despite an upgrade for this weekend as Norris' best lap time was deleted for breaching track limits.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

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

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

I got my phone out of my pocket and began typing a text to send her, begging her to rescue me from Marcus, but I deleted it and put my phone away.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

Supporters say it won’t make any substantive changes, but instead make the rules easier to understand by deleting duplicated language.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

He then sent the copied images back to his personal device before deleting them from his work phone.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

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

“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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