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delete

[dih-leet] / dɪˈlit /


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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

I also connected my personal Gmail account with “read only” access: It could see emails but couldn’t delete them or shoot off embarrassing notes to my entire address book.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

“Please delete this,” she urged French on X. “This post breaks my heart. I see college kids cheering on their football team. I see Texans.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

She said he insisted she delete social media so their relationship remained "just between us".

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

He quickly pulls the phone down and taps to delete the message he just listened to.

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone

OpenAI automatically deletes temporary conversations from servers within 30 days.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026

When that happens, he deletes records of the attempt.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 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

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 man subsequently deleted the image and the related application in an attempt to conceal his actions," the police statement said.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

“The world is run by social media, and if you are not on Instagram, if your business is missing and the address has been deleted, you don’t exist.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Ben-Gvir deleted the post following criticism, but not before it amassed millions of views online.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

Evans said she deleted the comments but was subsequently criticised for "shutting down discussion".

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

But I deleted it before anyone, especially Rabiya, got ahold of it.

From "Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan

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

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

Finally, after almost thirty minutes of typing, deleting, and typing again, she came up with something that seemed reasonable.

From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway




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