Example Sentences

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Shares have fallen nearly 20% in 2026, and if the stock can hold on to its latest gains, it will erase most of its losses for the year.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

Exhibitors in particular fear that a decline in film releases will erase some of the progress made at the box office since the pandemic.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

The law will erase an ambiguity that has persisted despite there being no explicit mention of "conjugal duty" in any legal text.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

The Education Department announced the latest round of cancellation on Wednesday, saying it will erase $7.7 billion in federal student loans.

From Seattle Times • May 22, 2024

But nothing I say will erase what she just saw.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston