as in omission
something left out
one of the deletions from the final cut of the movie turned out to be my one line of dialogue
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Recent Examples of deletion
Information could be held for as long as 15 years before requiring deletion.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
Aldridge also points to the California attorney general’s detailed instructions for data deletion and sample disposal.
—Kate O'Flaherty, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Participant has the right to request access, review, rectification or deletion of any personal data held by TIME in connection with the Search by writing to TIME at this email address: [email protected].
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—TIME.com, 24 Mar. 2025
The company will then send an an email asking users to confirm the deletion request.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
Aldridge also points to the California attorney general’s detailed instructions for data deletion and sample disposal.
—Kate O'Flaherty, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Participant has the right to request access, review, rectification or deletion of any personal data held by TIME in connection with the Search by writing to TIME at this email address: [email protected].
12.
—TIME.com, 24 Mar. 2025
The company will then send an an email asking users to confirm the deletion request.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for deletion
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“Deletion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deletion. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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