as in dismissed
to drive or force out
drummed out of the service for conduct unbecoming an officer
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Kabul has dismissed the casualty claim as inaccurate.—
MUNIR AHMED,
Arkansas Online,
1 Mar. 2026 -
On the doorstep of a pivotal, final week and with its season in serious danger of unraveling, USC basketball’s leading scorer has been dismissed from the program.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2026
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And the only player sanctioned was TCU’s Malick Diallo, who was ejected for coming off the bench.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Feb. 2026
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Six players were ejected, but Hopkins wasn’t one of them.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
25 Feb. 2026
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White segregationists and liberals have outed Black people as deviant to maintain their claims to normalcy and socioeconomic dominance.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Feb. 2026
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The San Jose State controversy initially gained traction in conservative media outlets, including the website Reduxx, which outed the athlete before the 2024 season.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Montgomery chased it for a swinging strike.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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And like so many franchises before it, an endless number of follow-ups chased easy money and diminishing returns.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
27 Feb. 2026
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Who would cast out the kind of characters that Tucker Carlson and company are encouraging?—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
6 Feb. 2026
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The Rams eventually released him, simply cutting him loose – a franchise icon cast out into the cold.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor—formerly Prince Andrew—was banished from all aspects of royal life, including losing all of his royal titles and privileges, last October in a decision made by King Charles.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
27 Feb. 2026
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Her competitors easily and near-unanimously tagged her as a traitor and banished her in the third episode.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
27 Feb. 2026
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The scandal at the 1998 Tour de France, when the entire Festina team was kicked out of the race after police uncovered large quantities of doping products in a team vehicle, prompted the creation of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).—
Chris Marshall-Bell,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2026
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Halas helped Green Bay remain in the National Football League after the team was kicked out in the 1920s for using ineligible players, Carbaugh said, and suggested Vince Lombardi, at the time a young coach from New York, to the Packers in the 1950s.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2026
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For an unknown reason, the vehicle ran off the roadway right and struck a sign and a fence, FHP said.—
Elainie Barraza,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Mar. 2026
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Hall’s adult daughter called 911, but Rivas ran off, prosecutors said.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Drummed (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drummed%20%28out%29. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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