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[ih-vikt] / ɪˈvɪkt /


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They called themselves the Kingdom of Kubala and a series of attempts were made to evict them from the council-owned site.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

Though they typically only operate in the Tahoe area, a few of their members went to Altadena to help a homeowner struggling to evict a 550-pound bear from underneath his home.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

In East Corinth: For “Beetlejuice,” the movie studio built the facade of a house where Michael Keaton’s character had to evict the newlydeads played by Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

If this were a tenant whom you didn’t know, you would evict them and pull your hair out over how anyone could feel so entitled as to take something for nothing.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 6, 2026

We don’t have the money for legal proceedings to evict them.

From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson




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