{{- $deletionsList := default (slice) site.Data.deletions -}}
{{- $deletions := dict -}}
{{- range $deletionsList -}}
  {{- $deletedURL := strings.TrimSpace (printf "%v" .) -}}
  {{- if ne $deletedURL "" -}}
    {{- $deletions = merge $deletions (dict $deletedURL true) -}}
  {{- end -}}
{{- end -}}
{{- return $deletions -}}