as in deportation
the forced removal from a homeland
the ruthless expulsion of the French-speaking Acadians from Nova Scotia by the British
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India in response ordered the expulsion of Canadian diplomats and denied Canada's allegations.
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Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2024
Moman grew up adoring the country’s wilderness and culture until he was forced to flee during Idi Amin’s 1972 expulsion of Ugandan Asians.
—Kate Lewis, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2024
The community enjoyed brief respite in the 1990s following the creation of the Yanomami Park protecting the land, which led to the expulsion of the miners.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2024
The diplomatic fallout saw tit-for-tat expulsions of senior diplomats from both countries.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN, 14 Oct. 2024
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Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2024
Moman grew up adoring the country’s wilderness and culture until he was forced to flee during Idi Amin’s 1972 expulsion of Ugandan Asians.
—Kate Lewis, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2024
The community enjoyed brief respite in the 1990s following the creation of the Yanomami Park protecting the land, which led to the expulsion of the miners.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2024
The diplomatic fallout saw tit-for-tat expulsions of senior diplomats from both countries.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Expulsion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expulsion. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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