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to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it the teacher deleted the last line of the student's essay, wisely sensing that it lessened the impact
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Recent Examples of deleted In later posts on X, the chatbot reversed itself and acknowledged that its earlier reply was wrong, saying it had been deleted, and pointed to historical evidence that Zyklon B was used to kill more than 1 million people in Auschwitz gas chambers. —
ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026 By later in the afternoon, the post was deleted. —Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026 Horrified reactions followed from prominent conservative evangelical voices, and that post was deleted. —Chicago Tribune, Twin Cities, 17 Apr. 2026 The posts, which were later deleted, were published shortly after Kirk’s death. —Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026 Some just withdrew – 27% deactivated or deleted their social media accounts. —Anisah Bagasra, The Conversation, 17 Apr. 2026 Shall Section 6 of Chapter XXVI of the Fort Worth City Charter be deleted, removing a requirement of public service corporations to submit an annual report to the city, since that information is readily available from the state and via the internet? —Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2026 Some social media users claimed Parrish appeared to react to the post with white heart and crown emojis, though the interaction was later deleted. —Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026 Recent incidents, such as a McDonald’s chatbot breach where weak controls exposed millions of applicant records, or when an AI coding agent at Replit deleted a live production database, show how quickly these gaps can turn into real-world disasters. —Dan Mountstephen, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026
ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026 By later in the afternoon, the post was deleted. —Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026 Horrified reactions followed from prominent conservative evangelical voices, and that post was deleted. —Chicago Tribune, Twin Cities, 17 Apr. 2026 The posts, which were later deleted, were published shortly after Kirk’s death. —Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026 Some just withdrew – 27% deactivated or deleted their social media accounts. —Anisah Bagasra, The Conversation, 17 Apr. 2026 Shall Section 6 of Chapter XXVI of the Fort Worth City Charter be deleted, removing a requirement of public service corporations to submit an annual report to the city, since that information is readily available from the state and via the internet? —Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2026 Some social media users claimed Parrish appeared to react to the post with white heart and crown emojis, though the interaction was later deleted. —Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026 Recent incidents, such as a McDonald’s chatbot breach where weak controls exposed millions of applicant records, or when an AI coding agent at Replit deleted a live production database, show how quickly these gaps can turn into real-world disasters. —Dan Mountstephen, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026
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The agency has reportedly cancelled or delayed more than a billion dollars of grants for programs like school desegregation and disability services.— Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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The singer was touring North America at the time of the discovery and canceled the remaining dates after the news broke.— Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
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That cautionary note dampened Wall Street's enthusiasm and erased the stock's bump.— Camila Domonoske, NPR, 22 Apr. 2026
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Iranian air power has been significantly degraded but not erased, said the officials, who requested anonymity from CBS News because they were not authorized to discuss the matters publicly.— Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
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Her clothes had been ready to be removed for about four hours.— R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
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By November, the agency removed the warning and, unsurprisingly, once word got out that the treatment wasn’t only safe but also beneficial, demand surged.— Tabitha Britt, Flow Space, 22 Apr. 2026
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Much of the nudity is censored, with Rudolph revealing on Jimmy Kimmel Live!— Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
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The New York Times, Los Angeles Times and Washington Post were among those that printed the word; others censored it with asterisks or dashes.— Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026
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“Deleted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/deleted. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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