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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

After 10 years, how can she evict him?

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026

This often isn’t enough time to recoup investment, and investors would have to evict renters to sell the homes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 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

As much as he might have wanted to evict Claudette, he hesitated to bully a pregnant woman.

From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose

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

"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

We created a floor under which you could owe rent but not be evicted.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

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

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 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

And she’ll find us a new place to live, because you can’t live in your apartment once you’ve been evicted.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

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

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

“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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