delete
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Relatives and acquaintances called my parents, urging them to make me delete my videos or face the consequences.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
At university Jazmin decided to delete her social media accounts entirely.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Frequently review and delete the AI’s financial memories.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
One example is the right to delete, which allows individuals to ask businesses to erase data they have collected on them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
Scott stayed up watching TV, and I’d forgotten to delete my browser history.
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
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
When he arrives home, he stops the stream and deletes the pre-recorded file.
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2026
He said he deletes the entries of ICE agents who have quit.
From Slate ● Jan. 28, 2026
Ben deletes, retypes: What are the differences between America's far past and its recent past?
From "Towers Falling" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Goltes deleted photos of her and Doncic from her Instagram account and Doncic acknowledged that they had separated.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
They did not stop even after the protest had ended - and eventually I deleted the post.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
The Green Party of England and Wales leader was reported to the Met over the photo, which he quickly deleted, but told the BBC he had not been contacted by police.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
They uncovered thousands of structural variants, including DNA segments that had been duplicated, deleted, or rearranged.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026
I shoved the iPod into my backpack, peeved about the deleted playlist and Mrs. B’s snarky comments.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
Now he’s gone dark, deleting his X.com account after exchanging volleys with a radio reporter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
He was later given a second final warning for deleting his search history.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
"After deleting Mitch, we examined, every few hours, the effect that had on more than 100 substances taking part in metabolism in human cells," Chourasia explains.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 3, 2026
After Maduro’s arrest, Van Dyke sought to conceal his conduct, including by deleting his Polymarket account and transferring funds through a foreign cryptocurrency vault, prosecutors said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
“Just deleting vandalism on the Chuck Norris page,” he said.
From "Paper Towns" by John Green
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