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The government engaged in mass expulsions.
the expulsion of air from the lungs
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If last spring is any guide, students who decide to defy these bans will face suspension, expulsion, and arrest—punishments, in other words, that can severely impact their ability to acquire a degree or find a job after graduation.
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Richard Beck, TIME, 6 Sep. 2024
In what looked at first to be a relatively swift expulsion from the tournament after taking only one game in the first set of her semifinals match against the Czech Republic’s Karolína Muchová, Pegula clawed back to win the next two sets 6-4, 6-2.
—Nick Remsen, Vogue, 6 Sep. 2024
There have been other instances when expulsion was considered, but the Senate either dropped the matter or the member left office before a vote.
—Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 16 July 2024
After declining to speak with the press during the French Open, she was subsequently fined $15,000 and threatened with expulsion.
—Giana Levy, refinery29.com, 22 June 2024
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Richard Beck, TIME, 6 Sep. 2024
In what looked at first to be a relatively swift expulsion from the tournament after taking only one game in the first set of her semifinals match against the Czech Republic’s Karolína Muchová, Pegula clawed back to win the next two sets 6-4, 6-2.
—Nick Remsen, Vogue, 6 Sep. 2024
There have been other instances when expulsion was considered, but the Senate either dropped the matter or the member left office before a vote.
—Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 16 July 2024
After declining to speak with the press during the French Open, she was subsequently fined $15,000 and threatened with expulsion.
—Giana Levy, refinery29.com, 22 June 2024
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“Expulsion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expulsion. Accessed 28 Sep. 2024.
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expulsion
noun
ex·pul·sion
ik-ˈspəl-shən 
: the act of expelling : the state of being expelled
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