expunged

Example Sentences

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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

In 2020, Gov. Newsom signed Assembly Bill 2147 in order to help get criminal records expunged for nonviolent offenders who participated in the firefighting program.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2025

They write between the lines, telling stories that some would prefer to see expunged from the public record.

From New York Times • Dec. 3, 2024

Oracular ambiguity or statistical probability provides loopholes, and discrepancies are expunged by Faith.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin