evict
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Landlords can also visit at any time, without warning, and evict residents without giving a reason.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
After 10 years, how can she evict him?
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
George Kamel: We took a call, it was a couple in their 80s trying to evict their daughter, who was in her 50s and still living at home.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
In 2023, the owners of the massive 712-unit Westside complex attempted to evict every single resident in order to install fire sprinklers and safety upgrades.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026
The act granted public housing agencies the authority to use leases to evict any tenant, household member, or guest engaged in any criminal activity on or near public housing premises.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
She added that before Plymouth evicts any tenants, it works with tenants to get them on a payment plan or other methods to pay off their debt.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 22, 2024
Anti-eviction activists stick a banner reading "Sareb evicts" against a wall as they wait for an eviction in Madrid, Spain, October 14, 2016.
From Reuters ● Apr. 5, 2022
“They’re worried, because if someone evicts them, where are they gonna go?”
From Washington Times ● Sep. 5, 2020
In a suggestive afterword, the novel’s translator, Naomi Lebowitz, notes how Per “restlessly evicts himself” from all those places which could offer him refuge.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 14, 2019
“I’m just saying, the Beiderman should be a man and show his face to us at least one time before he evicts us. We need an explanation!”
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
If a rogue AI agent takes over a data center and can’t be evicted except by shutting off the power, will somebody run to a court and call this murder?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Eighty families were forcibly evicted from a site at Dale Farm in an operation that concluded almost 15 years ago.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
The makeshift settlement, long earmarked for demolition, was founded by residents evicted in Seoul's redevelopment drive ahead of the 1988 Olympic Games.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
It is being forced to, the way a homeowner under water on his mortgage does not so much decide to sell as get evicted by the arithmetic.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
Sadly he climbed out of the barrel, like a hermit crab being evicted from a favorite shell.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
Baek's home burnt down in a recent blaze, evicting him to a life in temporary shelter.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
He and a team of admins take the role seriously, evicting inactive members—and those who break the rules.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Key elements of the legislation, including a ban on evicting tenants in England without a reason, come into force on Friday.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026
Under-16s and parents are divided over the merits of evicting youth from their online lives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 31, 2025
“It’s Mr. Beiderman, and he’s not evicting us. He’s not renewing our lease,” Mama said.
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
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