When he ran his thumb down its surface, the words disappeared under a picture of him.

By the late 1970s the word "News" completely disappeared from the title.

One word out of place and a star may disappear.

"The words 'war comfort women' disappeared from textbooks in the last 10 years," he added.

The word disappeared from the screen to be replaced by a message.

But whatever words or symbols she may have been trying to set down disappeared from sight almost immediately.

After that period the word virtually disappeared from the American political lexicon.

Already the last words of the prior chapter were disappearing into the ceiling.

"Nearly every day, words disappear because they are forbidden," she tells him.

Then her eyes closed as he started to answer, and his own words disappeared into a soft fog of sleep.