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oust

[aust] / aʊst /


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Hundreds of Israelis took to the streets on Saturday to urge the opposition to ally with Arab parties to oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has gone on the offensive against the minority group's leaders.

From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026

Proposition 5 breaks up that process into two parts, prioritizing the voters’ right to oust an official before selecting a replacement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

Those facts have fueled Democratic hopes that Scott Colom, a Black district attorney, can oust Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith.

From Slate ● Oct. 29, 2026

Former Congolese President Joseph Kabila has been named the leader of a new rebel coalition seeking to oust the government.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Reiterating that police had framed him as a part of a drive to oust Communists from Chicago, Erlone demanded that the charges upon which he had been originally held be made public.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright

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

The race for L.A. city attorney delivered a shock this spring when incumbent Hydee Feldstein Soto was ousted, an upset the likes of which hadn’t happened in nearly a century.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

But in 2003, Gray Davis was ousted from office and replaced by Arnold Schwarzenegger.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

Ravatomanga himself will not be in the dock after he fled to the neighbouring island of Mauritius days before a military coup ousted Rajoelina in October 2025.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

The war began in 2014, when the Houthis ousted the internationally-recognised government from the capital, Sanaa.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

But when the school’s president was later ousted for incompetence, the trustees appointed Garfield to the position.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow

Both in Serbia and Hungary, many have expressed hope that ousting their autocratic regimes would open up a chance for a new generation of political representation and genuine democratic participation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

The coup ousting Suu Kyi also triggered a civil war in Myanmar, where she won the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize for her non-violent campaign for democracy.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

Any form of ousting would prove a severe test of diplomacy.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Brazilian Joao Havelange was the last person to unseat a Fifa president in an election, ousting Sir Stanley Rous in 1974.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 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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