excised

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As for why some material was excised, the reasons vary.

From Salon • Feb. 22, 2026

Ms. McCracken has now collected the 280 excised notes and compiled them into a sometimes useful, always charming book roughly equal in length to the original novel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

Simi Valley was excised from the district, while Hidden Hills, parts of Palmdale, Lancaster and nearby high-desert areas were added to the district.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

Washington’s analysis in this excised section pivots to a cautious optimism about large republics—at a time when the United States territory extended only to the Mississippi River.

From Slate • Feb. 17, 2025

Like most Americans, when I was in school, I never read about the murders in any books; it was as if these crimes had been excised from history.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann