as in disposal
the getting rid of whatever is unwanted or useless
a product for the removal of warts
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Their removal from the land was a disaster for both the freedpeople themselves and the United States as a whole.
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Scott Spillman, The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2025
The removal is in response to a color additive petition filed in 2022 by advocates who claim the additive is linked to cancer and behavioral problems in children.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
Then comes Phase Two: the removal of all other debris.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2025
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) defended his removal of Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) as House Intelligence Committee Chair as his own decision, not one ordered by President-elect Donald Trump.
—Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 19 Jan. 2025
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Scott Spillman, The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2025
The removal is in response to a color additive petition filed in 2022 by advocates who claim the additive is linked to cancer and behavioral problems in children.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
Then comes Phase Two: the removal of all other debris.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2025
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) defended his removal of Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) as House Intelligence Committee Chair as his own decision, not one ordered by President-elect Donald Trump.
—Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 19 Jan. 2025
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“Removal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/removal. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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