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erase

[ih-reys] / ɪˈreɪs /


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Of all the recent attempts to erase the cultural past embodied in stone, Palmyra in Syria still stands out.

From BBC Sep. 19, 2026

“Deliberate racist intent hasn’t been established yet, but that doesn’t erase the impact.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2026

Doing so would not erase any of what followed.

From Salon Sep. 8, 2026

"The more they try to silence or erase the name of Memorial in Russia, the louder it will sound outside Russia," she promised.

From Barron's Sep. 4, 2026

I close my eyes, trying to erase his image.

From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya

“It’s not like the SAT erases those inequities, but it’s not like the SAT adds to those inequities.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

The new policy erases all ambiguity around the question of whether bot-made text can exist on Wikipedia’s public pages to begin with.

From Slate Apr. 1, 2026

At about 180 million years old, they formed during a time when animals were actively disturbing the seafloor worldwide, which normally erases delicate microbial textures.

From Science Daily Mar. 8, 2026

The gain erases a move lower that followed a post by President Donald Trump saying he was directing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to buy $200 billion of mortgage-backed securities earlier this month.

From Barron's Jan. 20, 2026

Their gentle pressure erases the past few months, and I am the girl who sat on the rocks next to the chasm, with river spray on her ankles, and kissed him for the first time.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth

That process erased the physical structures that could have revealed what those bodies originally contained.

From Science Daily Sep. 23, 2026

The boycotts since then have erased roughly $360 million in revenue for the U.S. wine industry, according to a Wine Institute report, which represents California wineries.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

Mladić "deserved to be erased from memory for good, not to be... promoted as a hero," she said.

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

U.S. stocks on Friday closed out a brutal month that erased a chunk of the summer’s gains in technology names.

From MarketWatch Aug. 1, 2026

The shock of discovering the woman’s identity seemed to have completely erased his anger.

From "Rickshaw Girl" by Mitali Perkins

The Green Bay Packers also triumphed in overtime by erasing a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter against the New York Jets to win 20-17 - and snap a six-game losing streak.

From BBC Sep. 21, 2026

Henry Ford dreamed of erasing the boundary between farm and factory.

From Salon Sep. 13, 2026

He also reminded her repeatedly that U.S. airspace had been shut down, erasing the threat of an attack on the West Coast.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

By erasing history, the state institutionalized moral hazard.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

White realized that the conspirators were not only erasing evidence—they were manufacturing it.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann




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