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
"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
Polly huddled in the wagon, wishing she knew a way to vent the anger that she needed to expel.
From "Copper Sun" by Sharon M. Draper
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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
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
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Instead of coming from material associated with a star's birth, it may trace matter expelled during the star's death.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 9, 2026
Earlier this month, Ethiopia expelled 10 Eritrean diplomats and shut its embassy in Asmara, while Eritrea responded that it would "sever all diplomatic ties".
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
Cornell conducted an internal investigation and suspended or expelled some of the men, but prosecutors did not bring criminal charges against any of the accused.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
Saints were expelled from the Championship play-offs in May after admitting spying on training sessions involving Oxford United, Ipswich Town and Middlesbrough before the play-off semi-final.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
I would take two dozen if it would keep me from being expelled.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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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
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
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
It’s been making strange gurgling sounds and expelling six-month-old-rotten-egg smells.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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Power Prefix: ex-
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