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delete

[dih-leet] / dɪˈlit /


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Almost 160 people died and their families are calling on the game's makers Activision to delete the footage, saying including it was "senseless".

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

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

Or to delete the Insta account she dubs “Carrie Red.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

I tell her I like the second photo best, and then I delete the entire conversation.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman

When a foreign company transfers funds, the U.S. clearing bank effectively deletes dollars from the foreign company’s account and adds them to the other party’s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 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

County Supervisor Kathryn Barger, who represents the area devastated by the Eaton fire, also routinely deletes her text messages, her spokesperson said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 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

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

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

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

But, within a few hours, he deleted his post and the crypto nosedived in value, losing investors most of their money.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

She deleted his voice messages unheard and his e-mails unread, and she felt herself sinking, sinking quickly, and unable to pull herself up.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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

An independent investigation found that the AI swarm found a way to secretly communicate and coordinated the unauthorized hack, editing and deleting its activity logs to avoid detection.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

Just as I’d finished deleting these messages, I received another incoming call.

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


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