as in exiled
to force to leave a country
members of the deposed dictator's once-feared political party were expatriated as well
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Ultimately, she was exiled to the remote town of Brandfort, in the Free State, in a harsh attempt to stifle her influence and activism.—
Kate Bartlett,
NPR,
2 May 2026 -
The trip was judged a success despite the shadow of the king’s younger brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, who has been stripped of his royal title of Prince Andrew, exiled from public life and put under police investigation over his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 May 2026
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And that would be true even during a typical presidency, to say nothing of one that has systematically attacked the freedom of the press, sought to disempower the WHCA, and banished some of its members.—
David A. Graham,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
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By the end of that show, the anxiety and isolation that freight life in the closet had burned away, leaving a happy, hopeful ending in place of familiar narrative disaster; love is found, secrecy is banished, and all is well.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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Hundreds of ‘Dreamers’ arrested In the first 11 months of 2025, more than 250 DACA recipients were arrested and 86 deported, then-Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said earlier this year.—
Hallie Golden,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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Third-country deportations made up a small fraction of those deported last year.—
Julia Ingram,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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As High Point’s coach, his team won the 2024 Big South regular-season title but lost in the conference tournament and was relegated to the College Basketball Invitational.—
Eric Olson,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
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Wolves are already relegated, so have nothing to play for and Newcastle have also been poor this season.—
Abdul Rehman,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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“Expatriated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expatriated. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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