expelling

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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

India denied the allegations, which chilled ties between the two nations, and saw each expelling a string of diplomats in 2024.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

Since then, the Traoré-led junta has tightened its grip on the country, expelling French forces, adopting an assertive nationalist stance and recently reinstating the death penalty, including for crimes of high treason.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

He uses the word “multibillionaire” twice as if expelling a bad taste from his mouth and paints a clichéd picture of their “300-foot yachts.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

Ancient sources talk about his perishing at sea for his impiety, or alternatively, say that the brotherhood banished him and constructed a tomb for him, expelling him from the world of human beings.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife