as in disposals
the getting rid of whatever is unwanted or useless
a product for the removal of warts
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Recent Examples of removals
The warning follows a chaotic Labor Day weekend operation in Texas, when a federal judge halted overnight flights deporting Guatemalan children, intensifying scrutiny of fast-track removals.
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Valerie Gonzalez,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2026
The Board found that Meta’s account removals are not only unexplained but frequently difficult to challenge.
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Aditya Jadhav,
Interesting Engineering,
23 June 2026
Farmers in Avalo’s program reduced 537 metric tons of CO2e emissions, including removals, and 453 metric tons of CO2e emissions excluding removals.
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Jennifer Bringle,
Footwear News,
22 June 2026
The list also includes reasons for the removals.
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Deena Zaru,
ABC News,
18 June 2026
Since 2017, more than 340 have been removed from active management areas, and earlier studies documented 251 removals over a 10-year period.
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Sergio Candido,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
However, the 94-page complaint, filed in Manhattan federal court, alleged ACS is violating the constitutional rights of mostly families of color by relying on emergency removals in cases that are not true emergencies.
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Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
28 May 2026
Larissa MacFarquhar reports on a new class-action lawsuit that is challenging these emergency removals.
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Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
28 May 2026
In the United States, large dam removals have shown how quickly rivers can recover once barriers come down.
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Radina Gigova,
CNN Money,
27 May 2026
Valerie Gonzalez,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2026
The Board found that Meta’s account removals are not only unexplained but frequently difficult to challenge.
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Aditya Jadhav,
Interesting Engineering,
23 June 2026
Farmers in Avalo’s program reduced 537 metric tons of CO2e emissions, including removals, and 453 metric tons of CO2e emissions excluding removals.
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Jennifer Bringle,
Footwear News,
22 June 2026
The list also includes reasons for the removals.
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Deena Zaru,
ABC News,
18 June 2026
Since 2017, more than 340 have been removed from active management areas, and earlier studies documented 251 removals over a 10-year period.
—
Sergio Candido,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
However, the 94-page complaint, filed in Manhattan federal court, alleged ACS is violating the constitutional rights of mostly families of color by relying on emergency removals in cases that are not true emergencies.
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Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
28 May 2026
Larissa MacFarquhar reports on a new class-action lawsuit that is challenging these emergency removals.
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Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
28 May 2026
In the United States, large dam removals have shown how quickly rivers can recover once barriers come down.
—
Radina Gigova,
CNN Money,
27 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for removals
Noun
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Clean and flush out drains and disposals well after each use for food preparation.
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The company, advised by Rothschild, is exploring ways to raise fresh money, including asset disposals such as real estate, a source close to the matter said, confirming the Bloomberg report.
Noun
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Hosted by Ariana Madix, the reality show follows a group of young singles searching for love, with new bombshell arrivals and sudden dumpings from the Fiji villa keeping the hopefuls on their toes.
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Though the case has drawn attention because of Delvey's notoriety, all three women maintain that such rabbit dumpings happen all the time.
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“Removals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/removals. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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