erase
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After crushing the Bar Kokhba revolt in the year 135, Emperor Hadrian renamed the province Syria Palaestina, invoking the Philistines, enemies of Israel, to erase Jewish identification with the land.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
Putting his name on an ugly ballroom won’t erase this legacy of failure.
From Salon • May 20, 2026
Taiwan, too, would confront Beijing with political realities that military force cannot erase.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
Repurposing these abandoned mines for clean energy does not erase that history, Copeman says.
From Science Daily • May 6, 2026
Like somehow if she tells me what I want to hear, it’ll erase the likelihood that he’ll say no.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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