ouster

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Recent Examples of ouster Syria: Iran and Syria had close ties during the Iran-Iraq war, but that diminished since the ouster of the President Bashar al-Assad. Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 24 June 2025 Former committee Chair Steve Southerland, R-Morristown, who led the Senate panel last year, was replaced in the top post by Sen. Shane Reeves, R-Murfreesboro ― though Senate leaders have declined to say publicly that defeat of the governor's bill was the specific reason for Southerland’s ouster. Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025 Following his ouster, Shooter reemerged with a new company, Voyager Communications, which launched the Valient Comics imprint. Rob Salkowitz, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025 As the legality of the ouster is debated, the reality within the office is this: There’s effectively nobody in charge. Kate Knibbs, ArsTechnica, 28 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for ouster
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Noun
  • The film, released in 1991, explored the expulsion of the Indian minority from Uganda during the reign of Idi Amin.
    Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 25 June 2025
  • Police in Surprise told Arizona Family that the students involved had been suspended pending expulsion at the time of the arrests, but declined to offer any further information on the case.
    Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • He was apprehended by Florida authorities and remains in custody awaiting extradition to Connecticut.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 22 July 2025
  • Since 2015, when elements of the corruption were first brought to light, Low is believed to have been on the run and was initially understood to have taken refuge in Taiwan, which has no extradition treaty with Malaysia or the U.S.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 18 July 2025
Noun
  • For more than two decades, displacement has been an issue in Austin, mainly on the city's East side, which has a large minority population and a high concentration of older apartments.
    Shonda Novak, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
  • According to a 2021 World Bank study, internal displacement is projected to affect 216 million people by 2050.
    Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
Noun
  • Enforcement and Removal Operations deportation officers arrested Phan on June 2.
    Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 22 July 2025
  • To date, Boulos is the most high-profile Haitian to be detained by the Trump administration, which in recent months has tried to shorten the deportation protections and work permits for over a half million Haitians temporarily in the United States.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 July 2025

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