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ouster

noun

Definition of ouster

as in ejection

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Recent Examples of ouster Since the ouster of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro eight months ago, the administration has made some progress in convincing other US oil companies to return to the region. — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 2 Sep. 2026 Luca Guadagnino’s Artificial, a dramatization of the boardroom turmoil at OpenAI and Sam Altman’s brief ouster, was dropped by Amazon MGM shortly after Amazon deepened its strategic relationship with OpenAI. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026 Skepticism surrounding Espada’s future started to simmer after Brown’s ouster Monday. — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026 But at the same time, there’s also reason to doubt the motivation behind Hal’s ouster. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 30 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ouster

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Noun

Still, the ejection and the outrage about Rincon’s hat simmered online and found its way onto the field.

— Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Eddings’ comments prompted an argument with Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol that led to Marmol’s ejection.

— Michael Kelly, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of ejection

Noun

The 14-page document sets up a competition that may look something like a major corporate relocation, with states pitching packages of free land, university partnerships, state funding, and more to lure the federal government to choose their state.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
Sheeran later clarified that the relocation was only temporary.

— Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of relocation

Noun

Over the past five years, Europe’s political debate has shifted away from resettlement and toward returns.

— Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Aug. 2026
Beyond language barriers and bureaucratic challenges Refugees enter the country through a formal resettlement system.

— Hyojin Im, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of resettlement

Noun

Enes Kanter Freedom filed a lawsuit against the Chicago Sky after his banishment from Wintrust Arena.

— Chris Branch, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Any transgression of new standards of speech and behavior could put someone at risk of social banishment, in the truly despotic shape of cancellation.

— Charles Finch, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of banishment

Noun

The move means the pair will remain jailed during what could be a monthslong extradition process.

— Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
According to the State Department, only a very narrow set of circumstances can lead to bail in an extradition case, such as a defendant suffering from a serious medical condition that can't be treated in jail.

— Bill Chappell, NPR, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of extradition

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Records from older disasters are often incomplete, and some estimates include people who died from famine, disease and displacement in the months that followed, while others count only deaths directly caused by the flood.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026
The documentary threads Reddy’s story together with those of fellow artists Nil Yalter, Zarina and Camille Billops, each of whom channeled displacement into their art.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of displacement

Noun

Stealing America dramatically expands this history by tracing Indigenous enslavement and land dispossession throughout the full range of American history.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
That pattern has held since the Revolutionary War, from the Navajo Code Talkers of World War II to today’s active-duty ranks, even as Native nations endured broken treaties, dispossession and federal violence at the hands of the government.

— Kerri J. Malloy, The Conversation, 9 July 2026

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