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or x'ing (out)
as in deleting
to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it
x out the names of the people who have already left
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deleting
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Last month, an AI agent from open-source platform OpenClaw went more directly rogue at Meta when an employee asked it to sort through emails in her inbox, deleting emails without permission.—
Stevie Bonifield,
The Verge,
19 Mar. 2026 -
The result promises to bolster the intelligence and security of an OpenClaw installation, given that the AI agent software has been known to go rogue, such as deleting emails without permission or collecting sensitive data.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
16 Mar. 2026
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“X-ing (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/x-ing%20%28out%29. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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