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delete

[dih-leet] / dɪˈlit /


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Bhargava didn’t go quietly; according to legal filings, he threatened to delete Sports Illustrated’s archive of intellectual property.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

Both operate RAM-only servers, which delete all information on each reboot.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

Microsoft said users can manage and delete their information, and any data and conversations are kept separate from the general Copilot chat on the app using encryption and strict access controls.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

The allegations claim that Aetna submitted or failed to delete or withdraw inaccurate patient diagnosis codes in order to get higher payments from CMS.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

In fact, we can remove an infinite number of elements from the set of whole numbers—we can delete the odd numbers, for example—and the size of the set remains unchanged.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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