expel
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Under a longstanding arrangement with Morocco, Spain can immediately expel people who enter its exclaves illegally, a practice known in Spanish as devoluciones en caliente, or “hot returns.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
China said it had taken "necessary measures" to expel the Philippine vessels from its territorial waters.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
"The way the fridges work is to cool everything down and expel the hot air," which normally works well in the ambient air in the UK.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 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
Get your Sizer’s Stomach Tablets today and expel your troubles tonight.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
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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
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
Losing the Conservative whip essentially expels Mr Anderson from his party in Parliament.
From BBC ● Feb. 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
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Researchers believe the shock "fizzles" after reaching the outer boundary of a bubble created by gas that the doomed star had previously expelled.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
Mitchell told BBC Radio Scotland Breakfast the bin lorry's load was expelled about 200 yards from the site of the Union Street fire in March, which began in a vape shop.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 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
Lillian Gobitas, a 12-year-old Jehovah’s Witness, was expelled from school in 1935 for refusing to pledge allegiance to the American flag.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Grace was going to get expelled, she realized, and was surprised by how nice that sounded to her.
From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway
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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
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
Over the weekend, several House lawmakers suggested expelling both Swalwell and Gonzales, who had already dropped his re-election bid after admitting having an affair with an aide.
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 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 electric fire shot across the room as the boarded-up fireplace burst outward, expelling Mr. Weasley, Fred, George, and Ron in a cloud of rubble and loose chippings.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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