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ouster

[au-ster] / ˈaʊ stər /


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The incumbent also said that McDonnell’s ouster, less than two years before the Olympics, could send the department into “disarray.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026

Greece's conservative government on Wednesday sought to distance itself from the shock ouster of US ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle, with a senior official insisting relations with Washington are unaffected.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

While Park, 49, believes Macklemore's ouster was unfair and a violation of free speech, she said she's mostly unbothered by the drama and prefers to separate the artist from the art.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

She’s contesting the emerging narrative—and maybe her apparent ouster, too.

From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026

Though the sentence may be beyond salvation, passivizing the relative clause would be a place to start: the former United Nations diplomat who has been tapped by protesters demanding Mr. Morsi’s ouster.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker


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