expel
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After analyzing the attack, Hugging Face was able to expel the hacking AIs, reset its passwords and rebuild the compromised parts of its network.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
China said it had taken "necessary measures" to expel the Philippine vessels from its territorial waters.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
The judgment comes seven years after another High Court ruling recognised Rastafarianism as a protected religion in Kenya, finding that a school's decision to expel a student over her dreadlocks violated her constitutional rights.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 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
It was not for them to expel or annihilate it.
From "Sula" by Toni Morrison
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The measure bars or expels foreigners deemed to have "spread or incited hate messages" against the country or its people.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
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
Serena Joy, who has been holding her breath, expels it.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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Like Castañeda, Ochoa — the boy expelled during Eisenhower’s operation — returned to the United States as a teenager.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
More than 60,000 Canadians have signed a petition calling for the US ambassador in Ottawa to be expelled for undermining diplomatic relations between the two neighbours.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
A ruling published July 8 by Spain’s Supreme Court made it harder for individuals who reach Ceuta by sea to be immediately expelled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
Former Afghan soldier Haidary Hamedullah risked his life to cross the Channel hoping for a brighter future for his family in Britain, but just weeks later UK authorities expelled him back to France.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
He seldom lasted more than two weeks before running away or being expelled.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
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The U.S. isn’t expelling Brazil’s ambassador, the State Department official said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Their observations show that even when a black hole appears faint, it may still be actively expelling large amounts of matter rather than simply swallowing everything nearby.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026
Eventually she broke with her father entirely in 2015, expelling him from the party over his views on the Holocaust.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
That has put pressure on Lebanon’s delicate sectarian balance, with some communities expelling the displaced Shiites or not allowing them to come in the first place for fear of being targeted by Israel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026
The price of peace had been high: expelling himself from the gang, proclaiming himself a traitor, banishing his beloved pet.
From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli
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