erased

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“I wanted to write about it before the last brick disappeared, before it was erased off the map of memory.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

—Oil prices erased most of the previous session’s gains.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The selloff on Thursday erased $286 billion in market capitalization—the fourth largest one-day valuation wipeout for any U.S. company on record, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Like “The Man in the High Castle” and “The Handmaid’s Tale” before it, our depressing reality erased the distance between us and its fantasy.

From Salon • May 24, 2026

Gerald, whose grin was about to be erased by uncontrollable tears, looked at her, and knew she understood.

From "Forged by Fire" by Sharon M. Draper