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Solution: Delete a Record

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Query
db.orders.deleteMany(
  {
    status: "Shipped",
    orderDate: { $lt: ISODate("2025-01-01T00:00:00") }
  }
)
, db.orders.find()

The explanation of the query is given below:

  • Line 1: db.orders.deleteMany, it tells MongoDB to remove all documents from the orders collection that match the filter you provide inside the parentheses.

  • Line 3: It is a filter field: only documents whose status field equals the string "Shipped" ...