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In the 1850s, hundreds of Highlanders were violently evicted from Knoydart.

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Her family relocated 11 times before she was four years old; they were evicted and had to live with relatives; they moved into a rat-infested tenement building in Philadelphia.

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However, it will still be possible for landlords to evict tenants in certain circumstances.

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Singapore’s next trauma came in 1965, when it was evicted from the Malayan Federation and forced to make its own way.

The interest is worrying the community, mostly of the Digo ethnic group, who fear they will be evicted or denied a share in future mining windfalls.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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