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depose

[dih-pohz] / dɪˈpoʊz /


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“We want to depose their experts and probe and test their experts’ opinions,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2026

Pitt’s legal team previously attempted to depose Stoli executive Alexey Oliynik in 2025, claiming that he had relevant information pertaining to the Jolie deal.

From MarketWatch Jul. 6, 2026

Sadie Weldon, a private citizen, sought to depose the Lilith Fund’s deputy director using a special Texas mechanism called a 202 petition that allows people to investigate a potential claim before filing suit.

From Slate Jan. 16, 2026

Bush sent troops in 1989 to depose and arrest the president of Panama, Manuel Noriega.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 4, 2025

At the conference that December, we in the Youth League knew we had the votes to depose Dr. Xuma.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

One night, after shooting wrapped for the day, Ruffalo went home to prepare for a big scene in which Bilott deposes DuPont’s CEO.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 29, 2019

“There was no one I could tell that I had been wounded, that I had a concussion,” one woman deposes.

From New York Times Jul. 25, 2017

As Hagopian writes, “ESSA deposes one of the cruelest aspects of the test-and-punish policy under NCLB: the so-called ‘Adequate Yearly Progress’ annual test score improvement requirement that labeled nearly every American school failing.”

From Salon Jan. 9, 2016

Three months of missed targets, and the catfish deposes the leaders he or she has been shadowing.

From BBC Oct. 22, 2013

Lyons, council of, the English deputies at, deposes Frederick II.,

From Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II by Charlotte Mary Yonge

The Energy Department agreed to formal stipulations in exchange for the plaintiffs forgoing the discovery process, which likely would have meant officials would be deposed.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

Tolomeo, the deposed king of Egypt, is hiding out on the island of Cyprus disguised as a shepherd.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

India's efforts to rebuild ties with Bangladesh's new government are complicated by the continued presence in Delhi of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, whose extradition Dhaka has sought.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

Former Venezuelan industry minister Alex Saab, a close ally of deposed president Nicolas Maduro, was expelled to the United States on Saturday for a second time, Venezuelan officials said.

From Barron's May 17, 2026

"No, this was Aerys the First. The one Robert deposed was the second of that name."

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

Myanmar leader Min Aung Hlaing -- who ordered the coup deposing Suu Kyi and now serves as civilian president -- on Thursday said she would serve the remainder of her sentence at a "designated residence".

From Barron's Apr. 30, 2026

An ally that will never fail, no matter who out there is deposing you.

From Los Angeles Times May 22, 2025

Back in the 9th District, once Ross stepped aside and let her critics take the microphone to make the case for deposing her, they lost steam.

From Slate May 6, 2024

They've tasted the power that comes from deposing a leader and they want more.

From Salon Jan. 12, 2024

They had made havoc in Northern Africa, deposing sovereigns and seizing territory.

From The Story of Seville by C. Gasquoine (Catherine Gasquoine) Hartley




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