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evict

[ih-vikt] / ɪˈvɪkt /


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After 10 years, how can she evict him?

From MarketWatch Jul. 2, 2026

About six months later, Vivos sought to evict him, citing a rule against brandishing firearms—a rule added after he signed his lease.

From The Wall Street Journal May 26, 2026

The company would likely try to evict him—as it had done to others, he said the employee told him.

From The Wall Street Journal May 26, 2026

In 2023, the owners of the massive 712-unit Westside complex attempted to evict every single resident in order to install fire sprinklers and safety upgrades.

From Los Angeles Times May 18, 2026

Fed up with all the rotten publicity, the Miccosukees announced that they intended to sue Dusty for embezzlement, and evict what was left of the Coral Queen from their “tribal grounds,” meaning the marina.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen

She added that before Plymouth evicts any tenants, it works with tenants to get them on a payment plan or other methods to pay off their debt.

From Seattle Times Apr. 22, 2024

Anti-eviction activists stick a banner reading "Sareb evicts" against a wall as they wait for an eviction in Madrid, Spain, October 14, 2016.

From Reuters Apr. 5, 2022

In a suggestive afterword, the novel’s translator, Naomi Lebowitz, notes how Per “restlessly evicts himself” from all those places which could offer him refuge.

From The New Yorker Oct. 14, 2019

Insiang picks up a little money doing laundry, but it’s never enough, and one day, in a fury, Tonya evicts her husband’s relatives.

From New York Times Oct. 27, 2015

“I’m just saying, the Beiderman should be a man and show his face to us at least one time before he evicts us. We need an explanation!”

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser

But Palestinians to whom AFP spoke feared being evicted entirely.

From Barron's Jun. 29, 2026

He added that Mayor Karen Bass’ signature Inside Safe program is “a very powerful tool” and that tenant protections can keep families from getting evicted and becoming homeless.

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2026

The Chagossians have lived in limbo since being evicted from the Indian Ocean islands in the 1960s and 1970s to create a buffer around the secret U.S.-U.K. military base on Diego Garcia.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 28, 2026

Scottish Borders Council initially evicted the trio from a hillside site above Jedburgh in July.

From BBC Apr. 23, 2026

On it, there’s a cat food bowl with dried stuff in it, and drapey cobwebs up in the corners, and a fat spider that has zero fear of being evicted.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

He and a team of admins take the role seriously, evicting inactive members—and those who break the rules.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

He says she was working on evicting her son before she left on a midsummer trip to Norway.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 11, 2025

“Who is supposed to give permanent housing to elders, disabled and families with children? It is the city and the state. And they are evicting me.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 3, 2025

Issuing fines against unregistered caravans is tricky, evicting them is expensive and, Ian says, futile.

From BBC May 2, 2025

“It’s Mr. Beiderman, and he’s not evicting us. He’s not renewing our lease,” Mama said.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser




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