as in omission
something left out
one of the deletions from the final cut of the movie turned out to be my one line of dialogue
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Ensuring data redundancy—storing backup copies in different locations—helps protect against system failures, cyberattacks or accidental deletions.
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Ari Jacoby, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
The law also created a 10-day public inspection period during which any voter may file a legal challenge to the stated reasons for the recall, seeking amendments or deletions.
—Susan Shelley, Orange County Register, 14 Jan. 2025
In an opinion issued Thursday, U.S. District court judge Paul Friedman noted the deletion of the public information by the acting Justice Department leadership.
—Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 1 Feb. 2025
Prime editing offers more accurate and flexible DNA modifications compared to traditional CRISPR-Cas9 systems, allowing for insertions, deletions, and base substitutions without inducing double-strand breaks.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
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Ari Jacoby, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
The law also created a 10-day public inspection period during which any voter may file a legal challenge to the stated reasons for the recall, seeking amendments or deletions.
—Susan Shelley, Orange County Register, 14 Jan. 2025
In an opinion issued Thursday, U.S. District court judge Paul Friedman noted the deletion of the public information by the acting Justice Department leadership.
—Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 1 Feb. 2025
Prime editing offers more accurate and flexible DNA modifications compared to traditional CRISPR-Cas9 systems, allowing for insertions, deletions, and base substitutions without inducing double-strand breaks.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Deletion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deletion. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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