delete
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What is more, they can decide the period for retaining footage, which can result in evidence being deleted within a short space of time.
From BBC
The IT director was allegedly pulled aside and told “that ‘the boss’ wanted the server deleted.”
“If something gets deleted off an online platform, I will still be able to watch it because I have a physical copy,” said Lauren, 31.
From Los Angeles Times
Others who took photos or videos deleted them after the fact, because security forces were searching people’s devices.
When rendering spoken words in print, it’s standard practice to delete the “uhs” and “ums” and “likes,” remove irrelevant false starts and silently correct the minor errors of grammar and syntax endemic to human speech.
From Salon
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