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So there is no clear legal definition of who belongs on these rosters, let alone guidance on how long officers must remain on these lists or how they can seek to have their names expunged.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

He said he got his record expunged in 2016, but — again — it was too late.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025

Even after Friday’s selloff, that indicator remains high, indicating “speculation hasn’t been expunged from the market,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 14, 2025

They write between the lines, telling stories that some would prefer to see expunged from the public record.

From New York Times • Dec. 3, 2024

Yet when the invaders advanced inland, they left behind a different footprint, one that would never be expunged.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari