dispossess

as in to evict
to end the occupancy or possession of opponents of gentrification claim that the process unfairly dispossesses poorer residents of their long-established homes

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Recent Examples of dispossess He was dispossessed and Bournemouth came forward with Dango Ouattara only for Antoine Semenyo to slip at a crucial moment. Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024 When, in 2024, the Biden administration sanctioned extremist Israeli settlers for attacking or dispossessing Palestinians, Israeli banks had no choice but to cut them off, to the fury and consternation of Israel’s far-right finance minister. Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024 Yet, Netanyahu has made clear that Israeli troops will remain indefinitely in Gaza, and has offered no political plan for how nearly two million dispossessed Gazan civilians can survive. Trudy Rubin, Twin Cities, 18 Dec. 2024 The 21-year-old centre-back won the first real exchange after 12 minutes, emerging victorious from an aerial duel and then dispossessing the former Manchester City striker moments later. Andy Jones, The Athletic, 20 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for dispossess 

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“Dispossess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispossess. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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