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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

Asked if she was the one to delete them, she replied: "Yes, I did. Kieran Hayler was asking to delete my messages."

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Takahashi, however, said TikTok was "no longer obliged to delete" the videos in question because the anonymous user behind them had taken them down several months after the lawsuit began.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

But I delete it and turn off my phone.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

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, retypes: What are the differences between America's far past and its recent past?

From "Towers Falling" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

The Department of Homeland Security has since deleted that video.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 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

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

“Anyway, the point is, even though Ashley deleted her history, I was able to see what she’d done on the computer.”

From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben

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

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 report claims that when DseWiki's editors started deleting pages, the AI agents shared code designed to retrieve them.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

I think about deleting the line, but then she writes back.

From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven


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