eviction

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Recent Examples of eviction Will relief programs that help renters like her pay for utility bills or avoid eviction disappear? — Marissa J. Lang, NPR, 30 Oct. 2026 The woman, María del Carmen Abascal, widely known as Maricarmen, died in hospital shortly after her eviction. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026 But eviction often takes time, and even falling behind on rent is not necessarily an immediate concern when other bills are pressing, Schneider said. — John Csiszar, Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2026 In Madrid’s central Puerta del Sol, tarpaulin tents have blanketed the square for weeks to protest rising housing costs, sparked by the eviction of María del Carmen Abascal, an 87-year-old woman who later died while hospitalized. — Teresa Medrano, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026 In Madrid’s central Puerta del Sol, tarpaulin tents have blanketed the square for weeks t o protest rising housing costs, sparked by the eviction of Maricarmen, an 87-year-old woman who later died while hospitalized. — Teresa Medrano, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026 Outside of acting, McGuire spent years volunteering for the Coalition for Economic Survival legal clinic in Los Angeles, offering support to low-income tenants fighting eviction. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2026 Later in life, McGuire volunteered as a receptionist and advocate at the Coalition for Economic Survival legal clinic in Los Angeles to offer support for low-income tenants facing eviction. — Mya Copeland, Variety, 18 Oct. 2026 Vela, who works a warehouse job, moved into an apartment with the help of a local nonprofit that is not associated with the hub, but she’s now fallen behind on rent and is facing eviction. — Nicole Santa Cruz, ProPublica, 9 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eviction
Noun
  • The stadium’s public ownership alone does not establish a violation; the government’s involvement in the removals would be a key question.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
  • People in the country longer may have more opportunities to contest their removal while the government typically has greater authority to fast-track deportations for people arrested at the border.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The judge denied the request but told both sides to complete the deposition soon.
    — Zoey Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Using layer-by-layer atomic deposition, professors Seongshik Oh, Hee Taek Yi, and their colleagues created flawless crystalline films just 40 nanometers thick—roughly a thousand times thinner than a human hair.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • When Vucic conceded defeat on Sunday and tens of thousands took to the streets to celebrate, the scenes bore a resemblance to the ouster of pro-Russian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in Hungary just six months earlier.
    — JOVANA GEC, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Venezuela’s opposition leader María Corina Machado greeted crowds in Caracas after nearly 10 months in exile, while student protesters powered the ouster of Serbia’s strongman leader after 14 years in power.
    — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Sousa hoped the group could avoid ejection because soccer has no official breaks in play.
    — Matt Calkins , Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Batters who step out of the batter's box are charged with a strike, while attempting to bunt results in an ejection.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Some rallied for anti-Israel causes, while others called for the overthrow of the current political system.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
  • The pick-six and a handful of overthrows kept the grade from climbing higher.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2026

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“Eviction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eviction. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

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