ejection

noun

Definition of ejectionnext
as in expulsion

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  1. expulsion
  2. ouster
  3. displacement
  4. evacuation
  5. migration
  6. deportation
Noun
  • India also ordered the expulsion of Canadian diplomats.
    Fox News, Fox News, 30 Oct. 2024
  • The Critics Jury Prize went to No Other Land, the documentary by a collective of Israeli and Palestinian filmmakers that examines the lives of Palestinian villagers in the West Bank who face an expulsion order from the Israeli army.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of expulsion
Noun
  • But the relationship between the two companies has frayed in the past year, following the sudden ouster and reinstatement of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman in November.
    Jordan Novet, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2024
  • The Vendome Neighborhood Association’s board, which voted to demand Torres’ ouster, also has appealed to the City Council over what could be done if Torres bucks their request.
    Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of ouster
Noun
  • The stroke of the single-cylinder increases from 63 to just over 70 mm, boosting the displacement from 278 to 310cc and the power to 25 hp.
    Josh Max, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The potential ubiquity of generative AI risks significant economic displacement in an already precarious creative class.
    Ruby Justice Thelot, ARTnews.com, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of displacement
Noun
  • Displaced Palestinian children ride on the back of a donkey in the northern Gaza Strip following Israeli evacuation orders Tuesday.
    Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Hakes had his Silverado ready to roll should evacuation orders come down, packed with keepsakes like his wife’s knitting and his mother’s paintings.
    Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
Definition of evacuation
Noun
  • And who’s at the other end of this migration metric’s spectrum?
    Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 11 Nov. 2024
  • The migration issues at the border, Swalwell said, could have been solved if not for Republicans’ rejection of a bipartisan border bill that would have provided for more border patrol officers and increased funding for border security.
    Chase Hunter, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of migration
Noun
  • The incoming Trump administration is considering new locations for immigrant detention centers near major cities as part of Trump’s mass deportation plan, two sources familiar with the planning said.
    Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • As a result, migrant encounters decreased along the southwestern border by 55%, and deportations increased, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s latest data.
    Kristen Taketa, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024
Definition of deportation
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