ousted

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More than a decade after the protests, Syria’s Assad regime was ousted.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

The resulting widespread protests led to then president Gotabaya Rajapaksa being ousted.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

Shell’s departure comes three years after he was ousted as NBCUniversal chief executive.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

He was ousted in the country's most recent coup in 2021 by Doumbouya, who went on to win presidential elections last year.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

He said that his statement about President Kennedy’s assassination was not why he had been ousted from the Muslims.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey