as in deportation
the forced removal from a homeland
the ruthless expulsion of the French-speaking Acadians from Nova Scotia by the British
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The 21-year-old reportedly attended—but was not a leader of—a sit-in at Barnard College protesting the expulsion of students who had participated in pro-Palestinian activism on March 5, according to the lawsuit.
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Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 27 Mar. 2025
Their expulsion has been viewed as a show of cooperation from Mexican officials to stave off the Trump administration’s threats to apply tariffs on Mexican goods.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2025
Columbia University on Thursday announced some students who occupied a campus building last spring during anti-Israel protests would face a range of punishments, including expulsions and suspensions.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2025
Her expulsion, combined with the outbreak of World War II, brought Thompson recognition in her own right, not just as the wife of Sinclair Lewis.
—Mycah Hazel, NPR, 14 Mar. 2025
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Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 27 Mar. 2025
Their expulsion has been viewed as a show of cooperation from Mexican officials to stave off the Trump administration’s threats to apply tariffs on Mexican goods.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2025
Columbia University on Thursday announced some students who occupied a campus building last spring during anti-Israel protests would face a range of punishments, including expulsions and suspensions.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2025
Her expulsion, combined with the outbreak of World War II, brought Thompson recognition in her own right, not just as the wife of Sinclair Lewis.
—Mycah Hazel, NPR, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Expulsion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expulsion. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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