delete
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He ordered Hanson to delete the tweet and pay Faruqi's legal costs.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Frequently review and delete the AI’s financial memories.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
Some who have communicated with Epshteyn say he is cautious in his communications, even on messaging apps that automatically delete, and has told people not to put things in writing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
The woman alleged that Jackson repeatedly refused to delete the video and then taunted her with it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
“Never. Ne-ver. If I remembered that account’s password, I’d delete it. “
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
When that happens, he deletes records of the attempt.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 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
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
Fraser had deleted texts from his own phone to conceal his relationship with Broadus.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
Some data going back to late December will be deleted as a result, and Manus urged users impacted by the change to back up their data.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
They did not stop even after the protest had ended - and eventually I deleted the post.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
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
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
Additional experiments showed that genetically deleting IL-1b significantly reduced valve calcification and disease symptoms, even when P. gingivalis was present.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 13, 2026
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
Summer Yue, an AI safety researcher at Meta, went viral on X when she posted screenshots showing OpenClaw disregarding her instructions and deleting the contents of her inbox.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 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
Vocabulary lists containing delete
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