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
If CBS wanted to erase him from the corporate media machine, Colbert would simply route around the machine itself.
From Salon • May 27, 2026
"They are trying to erase the memory of the people in this region and to erase its history," said Abdallah.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
“I can practice so that they understand me better in English, but not erase my Mexican accent.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
I go back to my room and erase every page of my diary.
From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez
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