as in deleted
to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it
military censors blue-penciled any remarks that could possibly be deemed critical
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In a post on X Monday, Yue described how her OpenClaw autonomous AI agents—built to run locally on a Mac mini computer—deleted her entire inbox, ignoring instructions to pause and ask for confirmation first.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
23 Feb. 2026 -
Can deleted text messages be retrieved from an iPhone?—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
23 Feb. 2026
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The nation’s third-busiest airport, in Guadalajara, ground to a halt, with dozens of flights canceled as chaos erupted in the city.—
Mary Beth Sheridan,
CNN Money,
24 Feb. 2026
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His flight and others wound up being canceled.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Blue-penciled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blue-penciled. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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