wipe

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“When he left baseball suddenly, I knew something was wrong,” Bean’s mother, Linda Kovac, said Friday, pausing to wipe away tears.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Some companies said that AI could create new jobs over the next several years, but full implementation could also wipe out 30% or more of their existing roles.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Counting to three and closing your eyes is all it takes to wipe the ovine memory clean and return to a state of blissful ignorance.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

Last week, California Gov. Gavin Newsom released his revised budget proposal, which uses a tax windfall to help wipe out California’s deficit over the next two fiscal years.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

As it happened, FrontPoint Partners had spent a lot of time digging around in those loans, and knew that the default rates were already sufficient to wipe out Wing Chau’s entire portfolio.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis