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
Because the system is on the outside, it is finding it hard to expel that hot air.
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
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
The coral expels the algae that supply its energy and turns white, a condition known as bleaching.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 12, 2026
He pats my back loudly and expels me with a shove and a sniff.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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Ethiopia expelled an Egyptian diplomat on Thursday, without giving a reason.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
It’s not enough that she saw no charges filed, or that reportedly only two of the accused were expelled from campus.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
Hours later, I was expelled from Zeta Beta Tau, my social fraternity, because its leaders were concerned my beliefs would reflect poorly on my brothers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
But RN deputy Jean-Philippe Tanguy said the source of the allegations was disaffected members of the party who had been expelled years ago because of their antisemitic ideas.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
I would never have said this a week ago, but if I’m expelled, I think I’ll eventually get over it.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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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
Excommunication is one of the harshest punishments that can be given by the Church, effectively expelling the offender from the religion and excluding them from Catholic life.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 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
But that was before the epidemic, when Massasoit had the option of expelling them.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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