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removal

[ri-moo-vuhl] / rɪˈmu vəl /


NOUN
the act of moving
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The changes are related to the Strait of Hormuz and the removal of highly enriched uranium, CBS News, the BBC's US news partner, reported.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

A union representing maritime workers urged the county to prevent the removal of the fuel terminal.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

In a memo, superintendent Jon Rysewyk explained that legal experts he consulted could not come to a consensus on whether the Tennessee law actually required the removal of Haley’s novel in the first place.

From Salon • May 31, 2026

The man had "withholding of removal", a legal protection that is weaker than asylum but in the past has superseded someone's deportation order, allowing them to live and work in the United States.

From Barron's • May 30, 2026

What they sought was not so much a radical restructuring of South African society as the removal of those features of apartheid that held back black initiative and enterprise.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane




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