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erase

[ih-reys] / ɪˈreɪs /


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The budget proposal relies on a tax windfall, largely attributed to the stock market success of artificial intelligence companies, to erase California’s deficit — but some analysts have warned that the AI bubble could burst.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

After crushing the Bar Kokhba revolt in the year 135, Emperor Hadrian renamed the province Syria Palaestina, invoking the Philistines, enemies of Israel, to erase Jewish identification with the land.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

The Michigan study does not erase that history.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

If CBS wanted to erase him from the corporate media machine, Colbert would simply route around the machine itself.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

It was like they just wanted to erase it all and go back to normal.

From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon




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