erasure
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It is a "gradual takeover of the Ibrahimi Mosque, and also further Judaisation of the place and erasure of its Islamic and religious character", he said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
Cabinet officials come and go, but the near-immediate removal of Bondi’s image signaled something closer to erasure than transition, a rapid closing of ranks inside a department that had already been under pressure.
From Salon ● Apr. 4, 2026
Houda Fonone, a Moroccan model and content creator who advocates for more authentic representations of black women, says the trend is about "erasure".
From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2026
“One Battle After Another” looked at the impact of militarized authority—and opened with an armed raid to free detainees at a government immigration center—while “Sinners” examined the complexities of Black American history and cultural erasure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 16, 2026
“Peña, Robert. Memory erasure: fail. Reprogram: fail. Purged 10-28-2277.”
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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In his book, Mr. Gibbs focuses on problematic erasures and distortions that occur in a musicology based on European tradition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
How much money streamers save through these erasures is unclear.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 7, 2023
The erasures are relentless, and so is the reinvention.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2022
If you can solve that one, you’re probably the right kind of audience for “Textplay,” a witty two-character, no-actor sketch, conducted entirely in the world’s latest lingua franca, complete with emojis, emoticons, ellipses and erasures.
From New York Times ● Sep. 30, 2022
Three drafts later, most of the scratch-outs and erasures eliminated, she finally put her pencil back in the box.
From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper
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