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delete

[dih-leet] / dɪˈlit /


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Alex also repeatedly asked one of the man to delete the video, and when he started running away, she took off her heels and chased after him.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

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

“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

Of more immediate concern, he said, is the potential for an agent to accidentally leak personal information or delete important emails.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

I type, delete, type, and delete over and over again.

From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi

OpenAI automatically deletes temporary conversations from servers within 30 days.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 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

Rivas’ office said that’s due in part to prevent people from impersonating elected officials: If a user deletes their X account, the username can be claimed by someone else 30 days later.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2025

Ben deletes, retypes: What are the differences between America's far past and its recent past?

From "Towers Falling" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

"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

Meanwhile, Nike will be deleted from the S&P 100.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

When I deleted the app, I felt a wave of relief.

From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026

The tweets were deleted along with all of Al-Sayed’s other posts dated before July 2023.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

Diego sent me a couple of texts, left some messages, but I deleted them unanswered and unread.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

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

A report from the UK's Centre for Long Term Resilience, external, published last week, identified hundreds of incidents of AI tools ignoring instructions, evading safeguards and deceiving humans, including AI agents deleting files without consent.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

I've been typing this and deleting this and trying to think of a better way to phrase this.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli




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