expel
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The court said Finra can’t unilaterally expel or ban a firm from trading stocks without government review.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Representatives from two local tribes draw a parallel between the gather and past efforts to expel their people from their ancestral lands, and say the horses are intertwined with their culture.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
By helping neurons expel excess toxic Tau, Arc appears to allow damaged cells to survive longer.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 30, 2026
The misoprostol-only protocol has some downsides: It can be a bit more unpredictable, since it can take longer for a body to expel a pregnancy if it’s not prepped with mifepristone.
From Slate ● May 18, 2026
Schools, local governments, and private companies used it to fire, expel, or exclude anyone considered disloyal to the United States.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
The one outside acts as a condenser, which expels the unwanted heat into the air outside.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
Desire expels despair, however, when Marty meets his brother’s new bride.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 9, 2026
After a series of mysterious analog rumblings, the booth expels a tiny strip of prints.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2025
Salting the curds expels more whey and moisture.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2024
It was the mandrake, which fools say expels demons and makes women fruitful, but screams when pulled from the earth.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
This energy release, often called heating, plays an important role in determining how matter is expelled during stellar explosions.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 8, 2026
It was expected that he would have been expelled from the organisation.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
Regan said he wanted people who had been expelled from the securities business because they knew how to sell and were motivated to earn money, according to Liddle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
In 2024, the country expelled three French diplomats, accusing them of "subersive activities".
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
I would take two dozen if it would keep me from being expelled.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
If VAR had been available, Scottish referee Hugh Dallas could have corrected the missed call, awarding a penalty and giving Frings a red card, expelling him for the final 40 minutes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
Romania said it was closing the Russian consulate in the Black Sea city of Constanta and expelling the consul general, prompting Moscow to threaten a similar response.
From Barron's ● May 29, 2026
As a result, Congress opened an ethics inquiry, and lawmakers were considering expelling the congressman.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026
In a statement released on X on Tuesday, Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Raggi said the government was expelling Iranian Ambassador Mohammad Reza Shibani and declared him persona non grata.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2026
It’s been making strange gurgling sounds and expelling six-month-old-rotten-egg smells.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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Power Prefix: ex-
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