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The government engaged in mass expulsions.
the expulsion of air from the lungs
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When those individuals are encountered on land by U.S. Border Patrol, they too will be rendered ineligible for asylum and face expulsion, a U.S. official told McClatchy.
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Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 4 June 2024
For three of the 54, the issue was forced: one by expulsion (George Santos, the Long Island Republican) and two by being gerrymandered out of winnable districts (Representatives Wiley Nickel and Kathy Manning, both North Carolina Democrats).
—Robert Draper, New York Times, 30 May 2024
Students at the Rhode Island School of Design ended a four-day occupation of a campus building after the school's president threatened them with expulsion on Thursday, the Providence Journal, part of the USA TODAY Network, reported.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024
Despite his expulsion, bin Laden continued to emphasize Sudan’s importance in his plans for global jihad.
—Sara Harmouch, The Conversation, 10 May 2024
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Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 4 June 2024
For three of the 54, the issue was forced: one by expulsion (George Santos, the Long Island Republican) and two by being gerrymandered out of winnable districts (Representatives Wiley Nickel and Kathy Manning, both North Carolina Democrats).
—Robert Draper, New York Times, 30 May 2024
Students at the Rhode Island School of Design ended a four-day occupation of a campus building after the school's president threatened them with expulsion on Thursday, the Providence Journal, part of the USA TODAY Network, reported.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024
Despite his expulsion, bin Laden continued to emphasize Sudan’s importance in his plans for global jihad.
—Sara Harmouch, The Conversation, 10 May 2024
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“Expulsion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expulsion. Accessed 11 Jun. 2024.
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expulsion
noun
ex·pul·sion
ik-ˈspəl-shən 
: the act of expelling : the state of being expelled
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