relegation

noun

Definition of relegationnext
as in deportation
the forced removal from a homeland the relegation of Japanese-Americans to internment camps during World War II

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Recent Examples of relegation Keegan not only rescued Newcastle from relegation in 1991-92; the following campaign his team romped to the second-division title and surged into the Premier League. — James Pearce, New York Times, 22 July 2026 This followed the disastrous 15th-place finish in the 2024-25 EPL table, just above the relegation line—the prior season’s eighth-place finish was its previous worst result since the Premier League launched in 1992. — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 22 July 2026 Right back Pedro Porro, who was fighting relegation with his club Tottenham Hotspur last season, scored Spain’s second goal in the 58th minute. — Mark Hodge, NBC news, 15 July 2026
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  1. deportation
  2. expulsion
Noun
  • Since the Supreme Court overturned her order in June, however, Haitian immigrants with TPS are now vulnerable for deportation — even while their constitutional case continues in her federal court in Washington.
    — Jay Weaver July 22, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
  • The total number of deportations so far this fiscal year is 356,389, according to the numbers posted by ICE.
    — Luke Barr, ABC News, 21 July 2026
Definition of deportation
Noun
  • One refugee, Kalu Singh Tamang, had been a national soccer star in Bhutan before the expulsion.
    — Maansi Srivastava, NPR, 21 July 2026
  • Trajectories are shaped by the force of a micrometeoroid's expulsion from the comet's nucleus, along with the gentle push of radiation from the sun and the gravitational tug of the planets.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of expulsion

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