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expunge

[ik-spuhnj] / ɪkˈspʌndʒ /


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He's among those seeking to expunge his record in the U.S.

From BBC Apr. 14, 2026

He disclaims any effort to reverse or expunge the old case.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 23, 2026

Boebert did not expunge her name from the petition, and instead posted one of the funniest tweets of all time.

From Slate Nov. 13, 2025

As such, it was their mission to expunge such art from the public memory.

From Salon Jun. 8, 2025

When the Spanish governor tried to recruit the Hopi to live in missions, their leaders told him not to bother: the epidemic soon would expunge them from the earth.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

Fresh research occasionally surfaces new runs and expunges others.

From New York Times May 25, 2021

It neither expunges his record nor declares that the law that condemned him was unjust in the first place.

From Slate Jan. 24, 2020

The law expunges charges for which a person was not found guilty.

From Washington Times Dec. 30, 2019

Yet none of this expunges the memory of his brilliance and his audacious creativity.

From The Guardian Nov. 26, 2018

It promotes union and harmony, expunges all selfishness, allays petulant feelings and turbulent passions, destroys peevishness of temper, and makes home-intercourse holy and delightful.

From The Christian Home by Philips, Samuel

There is no longer any public trace of Helton’s criminal case in the Ohio county court system; certain nonviolent cases are allowed to be sealed or expunged after a set amount of time has passed.

From Salon Jul. 27, 2026

Although her Global Entry has been reinstated, Walker “has received no confirmation that the government has expunged any record that triggered her revocation.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

Concerns about the sustainability of the AI investment boom and Thursday’s tepid jobs report haven’t been expunged, but they’ve been delayed, much like the red card of the U.S. team’s leading goal scorer.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

Even after Friday’s selloff, that indicator remains high, indicating “speculation hasn’t been expunged from the market,” he said.

From MarketWatch Oct. 14, 2025

She felt obliterated, expunged from the room, and was relieved.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

Still, together, Russia and Iran are responsible for over 11% of the world’s oil production, meaning that expunging them from the global oil trade would be challenging.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 22, 2026

It provides various legal aid services, such as resolving outstanding fines and fees and misdemeanors, expunging convictions and clearing bench warrants, while connecting participants to other much-needed services and job opportunities.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 21, 2024

Rep. Ryan Zinke, Montana Republican, also wasn’t sure what expunging an impeachment would actually mean.

From Washington Times Aug. 1, 2023

Texas Instruments said in April it expected overstocked customers to continue expunging excess inventory even in the second quarter.

From Reuters Jul. 25, 2023

Capitalizing on Mantell’s enfeebled state, Owen set about systematically expunging Mantell’s contributions from the record, renaming species that Mantell had named years before and claiming credit for their discovery for himself.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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