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The government engaged in mass expulsions.
the expulsion of air from the lungs
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York supported the expulsions of Saddleback and Fern Creek.
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Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 12 June 2024
Even though the pandemic-era policy, which enabled the quick expulsion of 2.8 million immigrants, ended in May 2023, migrants continued to be stranded in Mexican cities because of other U.S. policies.
—Connor Goodwin, ProPublica, 10 June 2024
Clark said the district can suspend a student for up to five days, after which the student can return to school, unless the school chooses to explore expulsion.
—Molly Gibbs, The Mercury News, 9 June 2024
Columbia University students who took control of the Morningside Heights school’s main administrative building this week could face expulsion from the Ivy League institution.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2024
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Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 12 June 2024
Even though the pandemic-era policy, which enabled the quick expulsion of 2.8 million immigrants, ended in May 2023, migrants continued to be stranded in Mexican cities because of other U.S. policies.
—Connor Goodwin, ProPublica, 10 June 2024
Clark said the district can suspend a student for up to five days, after which the student can return to school, unless the school chooses to explore expulsion.
—Molly Gibbs, The Mercury News, 9 June 2024
Columbia University students who took control of the Morningside Heights school’s main administrative building this week could face expulsion from the Ivy League institution.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2024
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“Expulsion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expulsion. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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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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