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accidental erasure of the tape
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The simultaneous invasions by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union at the beginning of World War II in 1939 nearly led to the erasure of Poland, which went on to survive after the conflict as a Soviet satellite state until transitioning to democracy in 1989 and joining NATO a decade later.
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Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
Organizers have labelled the move a blatant act of erasure that distorts history — a stark contrast to the joy and visibility celebrated at the cookout.
—Essence, 6 Sep. 2025
That choice, between empowerment and exploitation, between agency and surveillance, between friction and its erasure, will define not just the future of brain-computer interfaces, but the future of human communication itself.
—Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Selective erasure of data is becoming the foundation for future health decisions.
—Craig Spencer, The Atlantic, 29 Aug. 2025
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Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
Organizers have labelled the move a blatant act of erasure that distorts history — a stark contrast to the joy and visibility celebrated at the cookout.
—Essence, 6 Sep. 2025
That choice, between empowerment and exploitation, between agency and surveillance, between friction and its erasure, will define not just the future of brain-computer interfaces, but the future of human communication itself.
—Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Selective erasure of data is becoming the foundation for future health decisions.
—Craig Spencer, The Atlantic, 29 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for erasure
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“Erasure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/erasure. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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erasure
noun
era·sure
i-ˈrā-shər 
also -zhər
: an act or instance of erasing
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