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removal

[ri-moo-vuhl] / rɪˈmu vəl /


NOUN
the act of moving
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He did not show up for a hearing in 2025 and an immigration judge ordered his removal, according to federal officials.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

A good outcome for this weekend’s meeting would involve negotiators securing a “verifiable halt to regional strikes,” along with the removal of mines from the strait, said Sparta’s Crosby.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

The original philosophy had four ingredients: freedom of thought, a free market, room for creative disagreement and diversity, and a removal of obstacles to self-development.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

On Monday, Iran maintained its demands for a permanent cease-fire, a removal of sanctions, and to be able to charge $2 million in tolls for ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Further removal of tons of silt disclosed that even after almost 450 years beneath the sea, most of the Mary Rose had not broken apart.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler




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