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expel

[ik-spel] / ɪkˈspɛl /




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He explains that instead of sweating, lions take deep breaths to expel moisture from their airways.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

The ruling follows France's decision last week to expel Xenia Fedorova and freeze her assets, a move she denounced as "censorship".

From Barron's Aug. 3, 2026

Representatives from two local tribes draw a parallel between the gather and past efforts to expel their people from their ancestral lands, and say the horses are intertwined with their culture.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 30, 2026

By helping neurons expel excess toxic Tau, Arc appears to allow damaged cells to survive longer.

From Science Daily Jun. 30, 2026

Get your Sizer’s Stomach Tablets today and expel your troubles tonight.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool

The measure bars or expels foreigners deemed to have "spread or incited hate messages" against the country or its people.

From Barron's Jul. 30, 2026

Desire expels despair, however, when Marty meets his brother’s new bride.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 9, 2026

After a series of mysterious analog rumblings, the booth expels a tiny strip of prints.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2025

Losing the Conservative whip essentially expels Mr Anderson from his party in Parliament.

From BBC Feb. 24, 2024

Serena Joy, who has been holding her breath, expels it.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood

Like Castañeda, Ochoa — the boy expelled during Eisenhower’s operation — returned to the United States as a teenager.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

Mitchell told BBC Radio Scotland Breakfast the bin lorry's load was expelled about 200 yards from the site of the Union Street fire in March, which began in a vape shop.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

Former Afghan soldier Haidary Hamedullah risked his life to cross the Channel hoping for a brighter future for his family in Britain, but just weeks later UK authorities expelled him back to France.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

The relationship is an outgrowth of the early-1990s Gulf War, when the U.S. led a multinational coalition that expelled Iraqi troops from Kuwait after a brutal invasion and occupation by its neighbor.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

With the victory in the American Revolution, the English had then been expelled.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

The U.S. isn’t expelling Brazil’s ambassador, the State Department official said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

Their observations show that even when a black hole appears faint, it may still be actively expelling large amounts of matter rather than simply swallowing everything nearby.

From Science Daily Jul. 31, 2026

Romania said it was closing the Russian consulate in the Black Sea city of Constanta and expelling the consul general, prompting Moscow to threaten a similar response.

From Barron's May 29, 2026

In a statement released on X on Tuesday, Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Raggi said the government was expelling Iranian Ambassador Mohammad Reza Shibani and declared him persona non grata.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 24, 2026

“It should acclimatize in just another second. Keep expelling gas.”

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton




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