as in to boot (out)
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The caucus voted to kick out Rep. Warren Davidson (R-Ohio) last July for endorsing a primary challenger to then-Freedom Caucus chair Bob Good (R-Va.), prompting Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas) to resign in protest.—
Andrew Solender,
Axios,
31 Mar. 2025 -
The lawsuit continued and stated that after Strain was kicked out of the bar, he was lost and without help and stumbled in the wrong direction towards the Cumberland River, a four-minute walk from the bar his fraternity brothers had seen him last at.—
Stepheny Price,
Fox News,
24 Mar. 2025
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Trump administration officials, including Musk's DOGE group, have leading a widespread effort to dismantle the agency by laying off thousands of employees, revoking funding for more than 80% of its programs, and shedding its Washington, D.C., headquarters.—
Will Steakin,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2025
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Since January of this year, tens of thousands of American employees have been laid off.—
Amanda Miller Littlejohn,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The Trump Administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to throw out a district court ruling that required the government to reinstate probationary employees that were fired from six key agencies last month.—
Sarah Whitmire,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
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Last month, the plaintiffs released a status report saying that the 17 states weren’t seeking to have Section 504 thrown out in its entirety.—
Silas Allen,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Mar. 2025
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Still, Ty Simpson is leading the competition and will be hard to unseat, and Keelon Russell is continuing to push.—
Kennington Smith III,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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The Bulldogs would like to unseat Antioch, which has won at least a share of the conference title for four straight years and earned a third-place trophy and two second-place trophies at the 3A state tournament in the past three seasons.—
Bobby Narang,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Chuck (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chuck%20%28out%29. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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