evict
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You cannot evict a man from a house he has built himself.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 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
I would have flared an ugliness of anger and he would then have been able to evict me with pleasure and good conscience.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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
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
Michelle, appalled, evicts him from the house and threatens to end their 10-year marriage.
From New York Times ● Apr. 22, 2016
“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
On top of that, Roebuck’s son had recently evicted Jeramy from a house he owned.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
In Massachusetts, Ford took on the case of Vincent Gunning, a Navy veteran and amputee who was being evicted from a home he inherited from his aunt when she died in 2008.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
Under Western pressure, the East German and Hungarian security services evicted him from Eastern Europe, and he turned to Syria for refuge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Anyone with EU settled status would not be evicted.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
The lease on my terrific little apartment is finally up and I’m being evicted.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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
Now that same board is evicting Aust and nearly 100 other patients from the Silverado Beach Cities Memory Care Community.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
Phoenix-area real-estate agent Neil Brooks said when his clients are considering renting out their homes, he encourages them to think through scenarios like evicting a tenant or getting sued.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 22, 2026
“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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