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accidental erasure of the tape
There were many errors and erasures in the typescript.
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But that project was the exception in an area where economic forces favored a mixture of erasure and neglect.
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 21 May 2025
For those of us who’ve already lived through that kind of erasure, this moment cuts even deeper.
—Beatrice Weber, New York Daily News, 8 May 2025
The targeted takedown of the institute and subsequent erasure of publicly available archives on peacebuilding and human rights threatens global peace and stability.
—Angela Lederach, Oc Register, 8 May 2025
This erasure costs lives — both of mothers and babies.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 21 May 2025
For those of us who’ve already lived through that kind of erasure, this moment cuts even deeper.
—Beatrice Weber, New York Daily News, 8 May 2025
The targeted takedown of the institute and subsequent erasure of publicly available archives on peacebuilding and human rights threatens global peace and stability.
—Angela Lederach, Oc Register, 8 May 2025
This erasure costs lives — both of mothers and babies.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 15 Apr. 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 9 Jun. 2025.
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erasure
noun
era·sure
i-ˈrā-shər 
also -zhər
: an act or instance of erasing
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