removal
noun
re·mov·al
ri-ˈmü-vəl 
Examples of removal in a Sentence
We arranged for the removal of the old car.
The city is having problems with trash removal.
Surgical removal of the tumor might be necessary.
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But seeking to expedite deportation has become a common action against asylum-seekers and other immigrants now battling their removal from the country in immigration courts.
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Arkansas Online, 7 Feb. 2026
For people that are not tracking what that actually means, that means that ICE can do almost no arrests in the entire country … If a court rules that there’s a final order of removal, they’re removed actually by an administrative warrant, not a judicial warrant.
—Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 6 Feb. 2026
With the passage of the INA, Congress tasked immigration courts with handling removal proceedings, thereby stripping district courts of jurisdiction over immigration matters.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 6 Feb. 2026
With the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) recent removal of the black box warning on hormone replacement therapy (HRT), also called menopause hormone therapy (MHT), more women may be interested in trying this class of medications.
—Bonnie Vengrow, Flow Space, 6 Feb. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 7 Feb. 2026
For people that are not tracking what that actually means, that means that ICE can do almost no arrests in the entire country … If a court rules that there’s a final order of removal, they’re removed actually by an administrative warrant, not a judicial warrant.
—Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 6 Feb. 2026
With the passage of the INA, Congress tasked immigration courts with handling removal proceedings, thereby stripping district courts of jurisdiction over immigration matters.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 6 Feb. 2026
With the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) recent removal of the black box warning on hormone replacement therapy (HRT), also called menopause hormone therapy (MHT), more women may be interested in trying this class of medications.
—Bonnie Vengrow, Flow Space, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Removal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/removal. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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removal
noun
re·mov·al
ri-ˈmü-vəl
: the act of removing : the fact of being removed
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