removals

plural of removal
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 In response to follow-up questions from The Bee, DHS sent a second statement Thursday afternoon that stated officers were attempting to locate one specific man who had two prior removals and listed the commercial building as his address. Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026 In practical terms, that means lower operating costs, fewer engine removals and more aircraft ready to fly. Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026 The Supreme Court last year stayed a lower-court order that had imposed additional procedural requirements on third-country removals while litigation continued. Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2026 The shift from removals scattered on many smaller lots to mass clearings on a handful of properties is backed up by permitting data, the assessment notes. Drew Kann, AJC.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Incogni, Optery, and Privacy Bee all cost less and automate removals on more broker sites than Kanary does. Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 10 Aug. 2026 Reddit’s recently revamped AI moderation tools were apparently responsible for the removals, the moderators believe. Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 6 Aug. 2026 At first, Feeley and ICE officials said the temporary removals of detainees from Krome and other South Florida immigration facilities totaled 47 and resulted from fire threats in June and other factors, such as a lack of beds. Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026 While the increase is significant, the pace of removals has stayed roughly flat, with the total number of people in detention increasing after the reversal that followed the deadly shootings in Minneapolis in January. Ignacio Calderon, USA Today, 22 July 2026
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Noun
  • There may also be some disposals — again, part of Lewis’s winning formula at Tesco over six years.
    Ian King, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Toilets flush more often, disposals run nonstop and hoses stay on for hours to fill kiddie pools or rinse off the grill.
    Sharon Wu, USA Today, 4 July 2026
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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.
    Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 15 June 2026
  • Though the case has drawn attention because of Delvey's notoriety, all three women maintain that such rabbit dumpings happen all the time.
    Tabitha Parent, People.com, 13 Aug. 2025

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“Removals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/removals. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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