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erase

[ih-reys] / ɪˈreɪs /


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“I can practice so that they understand me better in English, but not erase my Mexican accent.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

While representing only a small fraction of P&G’s total expenditures, that hit is large enough to erase the company’s expected annual earnings growth.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

He can envisage them generating enough cash to erase their debt or launch significant share buybacks, he said.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

Adding to the anxiety of young people in China is the potential for the adoption of artificial intelligence to erase swaths of white-collar jobs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

I furiously erase my first statement, which is marked 1.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini




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