as in deportation
the forced removal from a homeland
the relegation of Japanese-Americans to internment camps during World War II
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Case in point, James Moll’s The Last Days, which zeroes in on a handful of Hungarian Jews who survived the Holocaust in the last year of World War II, when Nazi Germany occupied Hungary and began mass deportations to concentration camps.—
Will Harris,
EW.com,
3 Aug. 2025 -
Four county jails, including Marion County, have contracts with the U.S. Marshals Service to house detainees facing deportation.—
Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
2 Aug. 2025
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During her freshman year of college, April’s life is turned upside down after a night with her friend, Rudy, ends in his arrest and her expulsion.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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The Context This expulsion highlights intensifying religious pressures in India, where Hindu nationalist groups and politicians increasingly advocate for a Hindu-majority identity and stricter legal boundaries for religious minorities.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 July 2025
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“Relegation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relegation. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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