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as in dismissed
to drive or force out she was ousted from her job after it was proven she'd been pilfering company supplies
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as in deposed
to remove from a position of prominence or power (as a throne) the people finally rose up and ousted the corrupt dictator
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as in evicted
to end the occupancy or possession of the squatters were forcibly ousted from the abandoned building
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Recent Examples of ousted The president ousted Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in March, shortly before removing Attorney General Pam Bondi from the Justice Department in early April. —
Brooke Migdon, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026 He eventually was ousted in August 2017, days after Bannon, in an internal power struggle. —Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 21 Apr. 2026 What’s next, now that Péter Magyar’s Tisza party has ousted him ? —Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 20 Apr. 2026 He's ousted the man who ruled for 16 years. —Alexander Smith, NBC news, 19 Apr. 2026 Peru’s Congress in February elected Balcázar as the country’s eighth president in a decade, replacing another interim leader who was ousted the previous day over corruption allegations just four months into his term. —ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026 The resumption of relations comes just months after Washington ousted Venezuela’s former president and replaced him with a more pliant leader, and could unlock billions of dollars in financing for Caracas, analysts said. —Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 17 Apr. 2026 The bracket ensures that two of the conference’s top three teams — Colorado, Dallas and Minnesota — will be ousted over the first two rounds. —Dave Campbell, Twin Cities, 16 Apr. 2026 In the aftermath the military leader Hussein Mohammad Ershad took charge, remaining in power until he was ousted by a mass uprising in 1990 coordinated by opposition groups including leaders of the BNP and the AL. —Nick Tabor, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Apr. 2026
Brooke Migdon, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026 He eventually was ousted in August 2017, days after Bannon, in an internal power struggle. —Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 21 Apr. 2026 What’s next, now that Péter Magyar’s Tisza party has ousted him ? —Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 20 Apr. 2026 He's ousted the man who ruled for 16 years. —Alexander Smith, NBC news, 19 Apr. 2026 Peru’s Congress in February elected Balcázar as the country’s eighth president in a decade, replacing another interim leader who was ousted the previous day over corruption allegations just four months into his term. —ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026 The resumption of relations comes just months after Washington ousted Venezuela’s former president and replaced him with a more pliant leader, and could unlock billions of dollars in financing for Caracas, analysts said. —Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 17 Apr. 2026 The bracket ensures that two of the conference’s top three teams — Colorado, Dallas and Minnesota — will be ousted over the first two rounds. —Dave Campbell, Twin Cities, 16 Apr. 2026 In the aftermath the military leader Hussein Mohammad Ershad took charge, remaining in power until he was ousted by a mass uprising in 1990 coordinated by opposition groups including leaders of the BNP and the AL. —Nick Tabor, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Apr. 2026
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Some claims have been dismissed or settled out of court, while others are ongoing.— Michael Kaplan, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
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For as long as medicine has been practiced, women’s health concerns have been minimized, misdiagnosed or dismissed.— Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2026
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King is especially distraught in the season finale after learning that she'll be deposed again in a lawsuit against the ER — a suit and deposition that has burdened the doctor all season.— Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
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Supporters of Reza Pahlavi, son of the shah deposed in the 1979 Islamic Revolution, deny the campaign’s responsibility for such threats and accuse government agents of posing as activists online.— Adam Geller, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
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Tenants also shared their stories about being evicted without cause.— Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2026
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In 2014, locals protested the games in Brazil after people living in slums were evicted and displaced.— Vivian Song, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026
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Adding to the challenge, Miami will be without defensive midfielder Yannick Bright, who will be serving a red-card suspension after being ejected in the 87th minute of the Colorado game for offensive language.— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026
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The Lake Wales boy was ejected onto the eastbound center lane of I-4.— Elainie Colton, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026
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Ravens quarterbacks were sacked 45 times in 2025, including 38 against Lamar Jackson.— Adam Thompson, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
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On the night their cup opponent sacked their second head coach in four months, four days before kick-off, with their campaign in tatters, United’s 20-man squad smashed through another brick wall.— Beren Cross, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
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The fall of Assad in December 2024 deprived Russia of its one reliable ally in the region.— Jeffrey Taliaferro, The Conversation, 11 Apr. 2026
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This criminal organization deprived them of that peace of mind.— Dan Snyder, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
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Some of these pictures show him at an event in Birmingham with Black Box theater colleagues and attended by officials of UK actors union Equity just a few weeks before he was outed by Norwood’s anonymous tipper.— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026
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At first glance, Porter would seem to benefit, because the allegations against Swalwell surely enrage women, given the pattern of men in high places being outed as serial abusers.— Dan Walters, Oc Register, 14 Apr. 2026
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Wembanyama lurched forward, toppled and slammed the right side of his face on the floor.— Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
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Photos from Lena show massive trees toppled over and blocking roads.— Andrew Kozak, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
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