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delete

[dih-leet] / dɪˈlit /


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Frequently review and delete the AI’s financial memories.

From MarketWatch Jul. 1, 2026

Kalshi told the influencers to delete the posts, which violated company guidelines.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2026

In at least one instance, dark-fleet administrators attempted to remotely delete data onboard a vessel after the U.S. boarded it, the report said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 15, 2026

Downing Street has confirmed that the prime minister uses an auto delete function on his phone meaning his WhatsApp messages with and about Lord Mandelson may have been lost.

From BBC Jun. 2, 2026

Reason: I don't want them to second-guess the interviews they did and ask me to delete them, which I will not for reasons of artistic integrity.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon

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

Maybe Ms. Morales is just one of those people who deletes text messages right after she reads them, Emma told herself.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

His office added that only three contacts were listed in the phone, and that it was too early to determine whether any data had been deleted.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

Evans' colleague Iain McIntosh also distanced himself from the now-deleted comment, which was made by Reform UK Brycheiniog Tawe Nedd on Facebook, and said he had asked for it to be deleted.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

The post was made Wednesday afternoon on X ahead of that night’s game between Reese’s Atlanta Dream and Bueckers’ Dallas Wings in Arlington, Texas, and deleted soon after.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2026

That means the researchers found roughly 19,000 locations where sections of DNA differed because they had been duplicated, deleted, or rearranged.

From Science Daily Jul. 26, 2026

George deleted her name from the computer file.

From "Pony Problems: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #3" by Carolyn Keene

Now he’s gone dark, deleting his X.com account after exchanging volleys with a radio reporter.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

"We discovered that deleting Mitch led to a major drop in fats in membranes," Gross explains.

From Science Daily Jul. 3, 2026

While the tokens at large became tradeable, Sun said World Liberty has blocked him from being able to sell a single one, and is now threatening to "burn" his - deleting them entirely.

From BBC Apr. 22, 2026

Autonomous AI agents can disregard instructions, like OpenClaw deleting an inbox, creating “cognitive overhead” for users.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 14, 2026

I start writing to Tom, writing and deleting, writing and deleting, trying to find ways to ask forgiveness for the things I said last night.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins




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