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as in exclusions
treatment that is deliberately exclusionary
Teenagers may act against their better judgement to avoid social ostracism.
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as in exiles
the forced removal from a homeland
His family celebrated his safe return after nearly a decade of political ostracism.
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Of those requests, the agency granted 170,084 exclusions and denied 59,134, with 44,325 exclusion requests rejected or withdrawn during the process.—
Zach Halaschak,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Oct. 2025
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Installing exiles with no domestic base is a recipe for failure.—
Bobby Ghosh,
Time,
9 Jan. 2026
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There are 8 million Venezuelan exiles who, if they could be persuaded to return, might make a difference.—
Nolan Finley,
Twin Cities,
9 Jan. 2026
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The manufacturer says the engine can be built with displacements ranging from 850 cc to 1150 cc, giving manufacturers flexibility across different models.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Dec. 2025
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Although that may have been the case, over time the AUC became a brutal criminal organization responsible for some of the worst massacres and forced displacements in Colombian history.—
KEVIN WHITAKER,
Foreign Affairs,
15 Dec. 2025
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“Ostracisms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ostracisms. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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