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expel

[ik-spel] / ɪkˈspɛl /




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The ruling follows France's decision last week to expel Xenia Fedorova and freeze her assets, a move she denounced as "censorship".

From Barron's Aug. 3, 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

By helping neurons expel excess toxic Tau, Arc appears to allow damaged cells to survive longer.

From Science Daily Jun. 30, 2026

The results of this were put before a committee, that included trading standards officers, and it was decided to expel the company from the federation.

From BBC Jun. 28, 2026

“I was surprised they didn’t expel him,” said Henry’s mom.

From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio

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

When a black hole jet heats that gas or expels it entirely, the galaxy's ability to produce new stars can drop sharply.

From Science Daily Jan. 19, 2026

Serena Joy, who has been holding her breath, expels it.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood

The amount of material expelled could even be comparable to the amount that the black hole eventually consumes.

From Science Daily Jul. 31, 2026

Bai would later be expelled from the surrogacy industry’s ethics group for her role in assisting a U.S. couple accused of deceiving surrogates into carrying more than 20 children for them.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

He was close to being expelled - but his worried mother had no idea how serious his actions were.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

Television channel T24 said on X that the 55-year-old politician, considered to be the main opposition challenger to Turkey's veteran President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, had been "expelled from the courtroom... for disrupting order and discipline".

From Barron's Jul. 8, 2026

“Mr. Kempsey telephoned earlier. About that expelled boy.”

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

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

If VAR had been available, Scottish referee Hugh Dallas could have corrected the missed call, awarding a penalty and giving Frings a red card, expelling him for the final 40 minutes.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 12, 2026

Over the weekend, several House lawmakers suggested expelling both Swalwell and Gonzales, who had already dropped his re-election bid after admitting having an affair with an aide.

From BBC Apr. 13, 2026

India denied the allegations, which chilled ties between the two nations, and saw each expelling a string of diplomats in 2024.

From Barron's Mar. 24, 2026

In 1774 the Shawnee responded to these encroachments by raiding squatter settlements and expelling land surveyors.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz




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