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The government engaged in mass expulsions.
the expulsion of air from the lungs
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Marines saw an especially high number, with 3,700 expulsions.
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Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
Following that tragedy, fierce debate about gun regulations in the Tennessee legislature led to the dramatic expulsion of two Democratic lawmakers, who were later voted back into office.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2025
Axios' Stef Kight reported that the Trump White House will prioritize reinstating Title 42, a COVID-era public health policy that uses concerns about spreading illness to facilitate the swift expulsion of migrants at the border and prevents them from attaining asylum.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 20 Jan. 2025
Advertisement Immigrants rights groups are bracing for widespread roundups and expulsions, holding legal workshops up and down the state in a bid to aid residents who might be stopped by federal authorities.
—Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025
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Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
Following that tragedy, fierce debate about gun regulations in the Tennessee legislature led to the dramatic expulsion of two Democratic lawmakers, who were later voted back into office.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2025
Axios' Stef Kight reported that the Trump White House will prioritize reinstating Title 42, a COVID-era public health policy that uses concerns about spreading illness to facilitate the swift expulsion of migrants at the border and prevents them from attaining asylum.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 20 Jan. 2025
Advertisement Immigrants rights groups are bracing for widespread roundups and expulsions, holding legal workshops up and down the state in a bid to aid residents who might be stopped by federal authorities.
—Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025
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“Expulsion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expulsion. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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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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