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delete

[dih-leet] / dɪˈlit /


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Most people delete the message without thinking much about it.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Instead, too many filmmakers took the crowd’s attention span for granted; even the strongest films in competition could delete a half-hour of dead air.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

In this case, it wants the court to order Netflix to delete any data "deceptively collected from Texans", cease processing their data for targeted advertising and to turn auto-play off by default for children's profiles.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Manning deleted the photos from his iPhone library but did not delete them from his WhatsApp.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

Reason: I don't want them to second-guess the interviews they did and ask me to delete them, which I will not for reasons of artistic integrity.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon




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