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However, Indian media have reported cases in West Bengal in which people excluded from voter rolls were later detained and, in some instances, pushed across the border into Bangladesh.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
In our 16+ years living in Cuenca, we have seen innumerable instances of people arriving with the intent of never living in the United States again.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
A proposal has been put forward to add to Article 27 of the regulations a list of instances whereby a ban cannot be suspended.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
Those seven instances, the suit says, are evidence of a broader de facto policy to retain items—including Social Security cards, employment-authorization papers, phones and car keys—without any legal basis, in violation of the Fourth Amendment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Moreover, there was reason to suppose that all four had been bound by the same person: in all four instances the same type of knot, a half hitch, was used.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
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