erasure

Example Sentences

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Henry Giroux, social theorist and author of “Assassins of Memory,” a book that examines the politics of erasure, was not surprised.

From Salon • Mar. 2, 2026

Carthage’s deeper tragedy lies in the subsequent erasure of its history, language and culture, not in its physical destruction, which befalls all empires.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

"New York is the birthplace of the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement, and no act of erasure will ever change, or silence, that history," he wrote on X.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

Next up, artificial intelligence is getting into the erasure game.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2026

“Peña, Robert. Memory erasure: fail. Reprogram: fail. Purged 10-28-2277.”

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera