expel
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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
The court said Finra can’t unilaterally expel or ban a firm from trading stocks without government review.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 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
I spat and coughed, desperate to expel the scent of sea brine clogging my lungs.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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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
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
Losing the Conservative whip essentially expels Mr Anderson from his party in Parliament.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2024
Serena Joy, who has been holding her breath, expels it.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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Sweden said Wednesday it had expelled an Iranian embassy employee and summoned the country's ambassador, accusing Tehran of making threats against Jewish and Israeli interests in Sweden.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
The agency, which has no inspectors in North Korea since it was expelled in 2009, relies on satellite imagery for assessments.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
That underlies the name of a new exhibition at the California Museum in Sacramento, “Help Wanted/Leave Now!” about the “revolving door” of programs and practices that have alternately enticed and expelled workers, legal and undocumented.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
A common assumption has been that these compounds are largely expelled from the body without causing major metabolic effects.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026
It’s an old picture of me as a high school sophomore, the last year I spent in school before I was expelled.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
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Instead of air conditioning, Peach said there were "big blowers" on board, expelling hot air.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
The U.S. isn’t expelling Brazil’s ambassador, the State Department official said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 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
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
The electric fire shot across the room as the boarded-up fireplace burst outward, expelling Mr. Weasley, Fred, George, and Ron in a cloud of rubble and loose chippings.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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