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Still, together, Russia and Iran are responsible for over 11% of the world’s oil production, meaning that expunging them from the global oil trade would be challenging.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

Immediately, Barkley set about expunging that from his mind.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2024

Rep. Ryan Zinke, Montana Republican, also wasn’t sure what expunging an impeachment would actually mean.

From Washington Times • Aug. 1, 2023

Texas Instruments said in April it expected overstocked customers to continue expunging excess inventory even in the second quarter.

From Reuters • Jul. 25, 2023

Capitalizing on Mantell’s enfeebled state, Owen set about systematically expunging Mantell’s contributions from the record, renaming species that Mantell had named years before and claiming credit for their discovery for himself.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson