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If Infantino does vow to fight on, Uefa and countries from other confederations must look to find other ways to oust him.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
On July 27, Chen filed another claim against the developers, the Madison Collection LLC, seeking to oust its property managers and transfer control to Panshi.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
She was grateful to civilians for protesting to oust Syrsky.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
But as moves to oust Adorni gathered momentum in Congress and the scandal increasingly overshadowed the government’s legislative agenda, Adorni’s resignation became inevitable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
He started with Allen Textiles Inc., buying up enough shares to oust the family from control.
From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson
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Plus, defense contractor L3Harris Technologies ousts its CEO following an investigation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Whether with Cal, the Rams or the Lions, quarterback Jared Goff has proven to be the impetus behind bad teams turning great as Detroit ousts Rams.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2024
GameStop ousts its C.E.O. and elevates its top shareholder.
From New York Times ● Jun. 8, 2023
If the NFL ousts Snyder — and takes control of the team — would that re-open the door for Bezos?
From Washington Times ● Feb. 26, 2023
Thus the little Maryland yellow-throat, according to various authorities, often ousts the intruded egg, and its broken remains are also occasionally seen on the ground beneath the nests of the cat-bird and the oriole.
From My Studio Neighbors by William Hamilton Gibson
Plus, L3Harris ousted its CEO and the Justice Department moved to restore felons’ gun rights.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Parents have been concerned about the school since the summer when executive director David Hussey and assistant principal in charge of athletics Devon Rose were ousted.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
It is the first such ruling under Syria's transitional leaders who ousted Assad in December 2024, vowing to provide justice and accountability for crimes committed under his rule.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
He "looks certain to be ousted", it adds.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Further investigation eliminated other suspects, like the ruffian oil workers who had been pinpointed by Harve Freas, the ousted sheriff.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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The attacks have highlighted continuing instability in Libya, which has been split in two since a civil war broke out after the ousting of former leader Muammar Gaddafi.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
The outage deepens a pre-existing economic headache for Magyar, who is under pressure to reduce a fiscal deficit and boost growth after ousting long-serving premier Viktor Orbán in April.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
He called her chances of ousting Pratt “dastardly remote ... but it’s not impossible.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
The firm’s requests, meanwhile, don’t include extreme changes like selling the company or ousting CEO Dylan Field.
From Barron's ● May 28, 2026
The sandblasters have been here, the skylight people; inside, the benjamina trees and tropical climbers have taken over, ousting the mangy African violets once nurtured on kitchen windowsills.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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