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The government engaged in mass expulsions.
the expulsion of air from the lungs
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Our digging had uncovered 66 expulsions for threats of mass violence across just 10 school districts.
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Aliyya Swaby, ProPublica, 28 Jan. 2025
Image While expulsions from Libya to Niger have thus far been lower than from Algeria, the recent mass deportation has raised concerns about a potential increase.
—Elian Peltier, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
There were millions of Title 42 expulsions from early in the COVID pandemic until President Biden ended the policy in 2023.
—Stef W. Kight, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025
On January 4, 1863, Lincoln ordered Grant to repeal the expulsion, but even in the aftermath, the order continued to hound him.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Dec. 2024
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Aliyya Swaby, ProPublica, 28 Jan. 2025
Image While expulsions from Libya to Niger have thus far been lower than from Algeria, the recent mass deportation has raised concerns about a potential increase.
—Elian Peltier, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
There were millions of Title 42 expulsions from early in the COVID pandemic until President Biden ended the policy in 2023.
—Stef W. Kight, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025
On January 4, 1863, Lincoln ordered Grant to repeal the expulsion, but even in the aftermath, the order continued to hound him.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Expulsion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expulsion. Accessed 16 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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