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erase

[ih-reys] / ɪˈreɪs /


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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

But with oil prices slumping in recent days and sinking toward $90 a barrel Wednesday, the sector looks set to finally erase its wartime losses.

From Barron's • May 27, 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

I give her my number, and she watches as I download the video and erase her message.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh




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