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delete

[dih-leet] / dɪˈlit /


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You don’t have to uninstall any apps or delete Facebook, though you could try it too.

From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2026

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

I hit send, wait for the text to go through, and delete the conversation.

From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas

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

County Supervisor Kathryn Barger, who represents the area devastated by the Eaton fire, also routinely deletes her text messages, her spokesperson said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2025

Ben deletes the title and retypes: "Differences: America's Far Past and Recent Past" “Specifics?” asks Ben.

From "Towers Falling" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Even after discovering the leaks, the military continued to use the vehicles until the end of the exercise due to a lack of alternatives and the soldiers deleted the videos, DN reported.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

"Multiple data points are showing that Muslims have become the most deleted people," institute's director Sabir Ahamed told AFP.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

While the cleaning cannot be done without video access, customers can request to have their data deleted after the cleaning.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Stupnikov had already deleted the screenshot, so he sent a new one.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

But I didn’t believe him, like I didn’t believe him when he said he didn’t know how all the files I bookmarked about Guillermo got deleted.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson

Agents typically know to ask permission before doing major things like making purchases or deleting files, but other than that, they can have free rein.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

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

Plus, deleting the post might make things harder for Traveler at his school.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows


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