erase
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After crushing the Bar Kokhba revolt in the year 135, Emperor Hadrian renamed the province Syria Palaestina, invoking the Philistines, enemies of Israel, to erase Jewish identification with the land.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
Bloomberg Economics estimates that a conflict over the strait could erase $10.6 trillion from the global economy, or 10% of global gross domestic product.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
The deal will erase whatever losses the network experienced in that TV block.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
Putting his name on an ugly ballroom won’t erase this legacy of failure.
From Salon • May 20, 2026
Miss Saunders’s big hands erase the board with four quick swipes, like a windshield wiper on full speed.
From "The Skin I'm In" by Sharon G. Flake
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