as in to evict
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Both countries were evicted from the country in 2007 by Maduro’s predecessor, Hugo Chávez.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
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The 73-year-old actor, once one of Hollywood’s most magnetic leading men, was recently evicted from his home of a decade.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Jan. 2026
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Black people and other non-white South Africans were displaced and dispossessed.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
20 Nov. 2025
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Jones is among the hardest players in the Liverpool squad to dispossess, using balance and awareness to protect possession and turn away from pressure.—
Sukhman Singh,
New York Times,
19 Nov. 2025
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“Deforce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deforce. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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