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expel

[ik-spel] / ɪkˈspɛl /




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But the school declined to expel or suspend the graduate student, and instead ordered a written reprimand, a reflection essay, and two months of disciplinary probation just before he graduated.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

China said it had taken "necessary measures" to expel the Philippine vessels from its territorial waters.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

"The way the fridges work is to cool everything down and expel the hot air," which normally works well in the ambient air in the UK.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

Representatives from two local tribes draw a parallel between the gather and past efforts to expel their people from their ancestral lands, and say the horses are intertwined with their culture.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026

After a minute of nothing happening, I press the expel button.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

The measure bars or expels foreigners deemed to have "spread or incited hate messages" against the country or its people.

From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026

The one outside acts as a condenser, which expels the unwanted heat into the air outside.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

Desire expels despair, however, when Marty meets his brother’s new bride.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 9, 2026

After a series of mysterious analog rumblings, the booth expels a tiny strip of prints.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2025

It was the mandrake, which fools say expels demons and makes women fruitful, but screams when pulled from the earth.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

Following her initial allegations, Cornell closed the fraternity and temporarily suspended the accused male students, two of whom were later expelled.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

The U.S. expelled a Cuban diplomat after the island country’s foreign minister loudly interrupted an address by U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Allowed by another recent reform, these would serve either as the final destination or as transfer centres for those expelled.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

The IRA said three members were expelled from the organisation.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

That night I send the video clip to my friends, and by the time I get to school in the morning, the video has made the rounds, and Stu Papadopolis is expelled.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh

Other options include new sanctions, expelling Russian diplomats or closing more of its embassies and consulates in Europe, and intercepting and boarding more vessels of Russia’s shadow fleet, officials said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Their observations show that even when a black hole appears faint, it may still be actively expelling large amounts of matter rather than simply swallowing everything nearby.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026

She has proposed fighting crime by expelling undocumented people, setting up courts with anonymous judges and making prisoners work for their food.

From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026

Eventually she broke with her father entirely in 2015, expelling him from the party over his views on the Holocaust.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

And then a deep expelling of air that comes all the way up from her belly.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson


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