removal
noun
re·mov·al
ri-ˈmü-vəl 
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Examples of removal in a Sentence
We arranged for the removal of the old car.
The city is having problems with trash removal.
Surgical removal of the tumor might be necessary.
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An attorney working the case, who spoke to Newsweek, said the legal challenge was not about their individual reasons for deportation, but over DHS holding them way beyond the time limit after an order or removal was given.
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Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
The store’s removal comes after West purchased airtime during the Super Bowl for a Yeezy commercial.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2025
The law was designed to guarantee their professional independence from the executive branch and protect them from removal at presidential whim.
—Linda Thompson Gonzalez, Sun Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2025
Noem also asked for agents to help with targeting employers engaging in unlawful hiring practices, investigations into human smuggling and trafficking rings, seizing assets, contract oversight, apprehensions, detentions and removals.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 10 Feb. 2025
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Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
The store’s removal comes after West purchased airtime during the Super Bowl for a Yeezy commercial.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2025
The law was designed to guarantee their professional independence from the executive branch and protect them from removal at presidential whim.
—Linda Thompson Gonzalez, Sun Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2025
Noem also asked for agents to help with targeting employers engaging in unlawful hiring practices, investigations into human smuggling and trafficking rings, seizing assets, contract oversight, apprehensions, detentions and removals.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 10 Feb. 2025
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removal
noun
re·mov·al
ri-ˈmü-vəl
: the act of removing : the fact of being removed
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