Example Sentences

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"They shouldn't have been deleting those messages, whether it's on auto-delete or manual, because of that policy."

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2023

The creators have been deleting negative comments on their social media accounts and posting defensive videos.

From New York Times • Jun. 29, 2023

In many data breaches, an enormous amount of information is lost all at once. because hacked organizations were collecting more data than absolutely necessary, or keeping such information when they should have been deleting it.

From Scientific American • Jul. 26, 2022

So many people have been deleting their Uber accounts, the company has set up an automated process.

From The Guardian • Feb. 1, 2017