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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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
One of them will be a service dog for the youngest daughter, Eloise, 13, who is mostly nonverbal owing to a chromosomal deletion that caused developmental delays.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
The deletion of the federal database does not impact the National Decertification Index, a national registry of state and local police officers who have lost their certification or licensing because of misconduct.
—Tom Jackman and Elizabeth Dwoskin The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 23 Feb. 2025
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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
One of them will be a service dog for the youngest daughter, Eloise, 13, who is mostly nonverbal owing to a chromosomal deletion that caused developmental delays.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
The deletion of the federal database does not impact the National Decertification Index, a national registry of state and local police officers who have lost their certification or licensing because of misconduct.
—Tom Jackman and Elizabeth Dwoskin The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 23 Feb. 2025
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“Deletion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deletion. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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