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Recent Examples of ouster Polls suggest most Venezuelans supported the ouster of Maduro but not its country being invaded militarily. Greg Cote updated March 17, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2026 His ouster came just weeks after one of his sons, Edward Altman III, filed a lawsuit in federal court against the city, claiming he was wrongfully fired as head of CFD’s internal affairs unit. Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026 The plans could change, however, as DHS is set to gain new leadership following Kristi Noem's ouster in early March. Carlie Procell, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026 The ouster of roughly 92 hereditary peers completes a modernization effort begun in 1999 to make the chamber more democratic. Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ouster
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Noun
  • He had not been charged with a prior technical, which would have resulted in an automatic ejection.
    CBS News, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Now a fast-growing population has preserved ejection fraction, a big topic that everyone is first, trying to understand more, and second, trying to find therapies for it.
    Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 25 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said in a statement that the relocation will improve the Forest Service's mission of managing its forests, saving taxpayers' money and boosting employee recruitment.
    Terry Collins, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
  • On the 539th Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams discuss some of the biggest sports business stories of the week, including the sale and relocation of the WNBA‘s Connecticut Sun.
    Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • But the ruling from the Ethics Committee could fuel a potential vote on her expulsion and divide a Democratic caucus that is trying to make a comeback to power in the November midterm elections.
    STEPHEN GROVES, Arkansas Online, 28 Mar. 2026
  • In April, the committee will recommend a punishment to be voted on by the full House, something that could range from a censure, removal from committees, or expulsion itself.
    Barbara Sprunt, NPR, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The resettlement to a different country took years to materialise due to the high refugee influx at the time to Europe, mainly from Syria.
    Nick Miller, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
  • History of refugee policy The language in Section 209 arose after the passage of the Refugee Act of 1980, a law that created our current refugee resettlement framework.
    Ashley Sanchez, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Both view the Lebanese government as still completely incapable of disarming Hezbollah, though both were shocked at the new assertiveness of Beirut as seen by Tuesday’s banishment of Iran’s ambassador.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Slusser provided screenshots to Fox News Digital showing the notification of her banishment and an unsuccessful appeal.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 17 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • An arrest warrant has been issued for Peng, while Sampath faces extradition to California.
    Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
  • He was arrested on Wednesday in Lincoln, Nebraska, and is awaiting extradition to the Harris County jail in Texas.
    Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The humanitarian toll continues to rise as families flee neighborhoods reduced to rubble, and aid groups warn that displacement on this scale is straining Lebanon’s already fragile infrastructure.
    Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
  • The Broncos also still have to finalize negotiations with Denver Water around the displacement of their facilities from the Burnham Yard area.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • There was so much violence and death and dispossession, and Francisco was sort of born in the midst of that.
    Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Its occupation of the West Bank has entrenched a system of dispossession and daily violence, as Palestinians are killed, arrested and displaced while Israeli settlers, protected by the Israel Defense Forces and supported by the United States, expand into Palestinian land.
    Ken Barnes, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2026

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“Ouster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ouster. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.

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