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as in deprivations
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as in resettlements
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Such terrible deprivations the newcomers to our land must endure while guzzling nips, smoking weed and driving the wrong way on our interstate highways.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
22 Mar. 2026 -
And there was a habeas petition, which is a particular kind of lawsuit that allows somebody to challenge the legality of their imprisonment or other deprivations of liberty.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
19 Feb. 2026
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In the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area, violence drove displacements to record levels following the armed clashes in Cite Soleil in March and again in May.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
14 June 2026
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Multiple earthquakes in 2022 and 2025 resulted in deaths, injuries and displacements.—
Maryanne Murray Buechner,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2026
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Meanwhile, the European settlers, underprepared for actual conditions in the region, suffered great privations, and only 1,500 remained by 1832.—
Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
19 Mar. 2026
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Diaries kept by Eugenia Zieber describe the privations of the trail, chief among them the frequent deaths of fellow travelers.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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Diabetes experts in an uproar over meeting expulsions Five days ago, security officers escorted five diabetes experts out of the American Diabetes Association meeting for handing out copies of an editorial criticizing federal research cuts.—
Theresa Gaffney,
STAT,
10 June 2026
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Coronal mass ejections are expulsions of solar material from the sun’s corona, or its outermost layer of atmosphere.—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2026
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Additionally, the court ruled that a county can only use these funds to reimburse for the prosecution of the fines and forfeitures.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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Underwood has been one of the most vocal Faithfuls this season and has led the charge on a number of misguided Faithful banishments, giving Rinna some room to maneuver out from under his argument.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
30 Jan. 2026
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That stint came to an end in April, though, following friendly losses to Egypt and Serbia.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
16 June 2026
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The worst record in the American League A season after setting the MLB record for the most losses in a single season (121), the White Sox were pacing for an encore at 23-49 on June 15.—
Stephen J. Nesbitt,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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The Republican backed spending legislation drastically increases funding for immigration enforcement efforts, likely leading to more detentions and deportations.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 July 2025
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Among independents, 59% were against the deportations and 41% were for them.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
20 July 2025
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“Dispossessions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispossessions. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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