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[dih-leet] / dɪˈlit /


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Got to write the sentence and delete it.

From Slate Aug. 21, 2026

The letter underlined a legal warning made by Uefa that Fifa should not delete or destroy any documents related to the plans.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

I recently met a developer whose AI tool helps trafficking survivors delete their images online.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

Frequently review and delete the AI’s financial memories.

From MarketWatch Jul. 1, 2026

I follow Metias’s instructions and delete every last trace of his blog.

From "Legend" by Marie Lu

OpenAI automatically deletes temporary conversations from servers within 30 days.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 28, 2026

When that happens, he deletes records of the attempt.

From Los Angeles Times May 31, 2026

Claude-powered AI coding agent deletes entire company database in 9 seconds.

From MarketWatch Apr. 28, 2026

He said he deletes the entries of ICE agents who have quit.

From Slate Jan. 28, 2026

Ben deletes, retypes: What are the differences between America's far past and its recent past?

From "Towers Falling" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

After seeing a stream of comments interpreting it as mocking the security forces, she deleted it quickly.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 30, 2026

Then, she deleted shopping apps like Asos and Pretty Little Thing from her phone and removed ApplePay to make it harder to buy things in a single click.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

The day my classes were deleted in 2021, I did an emergency phone shrink session where my therapist reminded me that with stints as a poet, novelist and journalist, I was well-versed at reinvention.

From Salon Aug. 24, 2026

"When we deleted the APOE4 gene from astrocytes, nothing changed," Zilberter says.

From Science Daily Aug. 23, 2026

I got my phone out of my pocket and began typing a text to send her, begging her to rescue me from Marcus, but I deleted it and put my phone away.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

The case emerges after Donaghy was on Wednesday convicted of two charges connected to deleting or attempting to delete an email to prevent disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

Additional experiments showed that genetically deleting IL-1b significantly reduced valve calcification and disease symptoms, even when P. gingivalis was present.

From Science Daily Jul. 13, 2026

Now he’s gone dark, deleting his X.com account after exchanging volleys with a radio reporter.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

On Wednesday night, CNN’s Kaitlan Collins reported being told that “the aerial image of the crowds from last week’s his rally enraged him so much that officials ended up deleting them.”

From Salon Jul. 3, 2026

Plus, deleting the post might make things harder for Traveler at his school.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows




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