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expulsion

[ik-spuhl-shuhn] / ɪkˈspʌl ʃən /


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A recent Spanish Supreme Court ruling put some limits on the government’s ability to immediately send back migrants intercepted at sea, though legal experts told Reuters that this does not prevent their eventual expulsion.

From Slate Jul. 31, 2026

Fedorova's employers said Wednesday they were astonished to learn of the expulsion order, which they said amounted to "a particularly serious infringement of freedom of expression".

From Barron's Jul. 30, 2026

Fernández had been booked minutes earlier for dissent, and the second yellow card led to his expulsion, forcing Argentina to finish shorthanded.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

"Ample evidence demonstrates that baby rattlers, like adults, can control their venom expulsion, the adults possess and deliver far more venom when biting, and the adults cause substantially more severe symptoms in snakebite victims."

From Science Daily Jul. 10, 2026

I now knew it was grounds for expulsion, and I couldn’t risk that.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

She launched a legal fight that has led to expulsions, suspensions and now a lawsuit.

From The Wall Street Journal May 29, 2026

Then it flashes back to the 1490s expulsions of Jews from the Iberian Peninsula, which triggered migrations to other European countries, North Africa and the New World.

From The Wall Street Journal May 6, 2026

Some are backing away from exclusionary discipline like suspensions and expulsions and have embraced schoolwide approaches that reward positive behavior and provide social skills practice through games and role-playing.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 17, 2026

Sultana boycotted the conference on Saturday over those expulsions, plunging the trouble-hit party into a fresh crisis.

From Barron's Nov. 30, 2025

I was in a pool of my own foul expulsions.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson




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