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evict

[ih-vikt] / ɪˈvɪkt /


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You cannot evict a man from a house he has built himself.

From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026

Now, the Indian government wants to evict the club, which has come under increasing criticism for its British colonial-era traditions and trappings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

After 10 years, how can she evict him?

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026

On the few occasions when Trading Standards can shut a business permanently, it's generally by working with landlords, who evict tenants.

From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026

She teased him because it was all so pretty and melodic, and "in the same phylum as Hall and Oates," and he threatened to evict her from his room.

From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell

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

The land the tribe inhabited before being evicted is now divided among ranchers, government agencies and a conservation nonprofit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

Abascal was evicted after she was unable to pay a rent increase by the company that owns her flat.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

"I want it to encourage people to fight and to help change the laws that have allowed me to be evicted," she added in the video, posted by the tenants' union.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

On top of that, Roebuck’s son had recently evicted Jeramy from a house he owned.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

Every week we interviewed old men from the countryside who told us that generation after generation of their family had worked a scraggly piece of land from which they were now being evicted.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Landlords complain that evicting tenants who stop paying rent can take months, leaving them to cover mortgage payments and other costs, and that changing rules on renting create legal uncertainty.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

In some states, evicting a tenant who does not pay can take up to six months.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 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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