as in to strip
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The latest example came last Tuesday in a Trump executive order aimed at the law firm Jenner & Block, stripping it and its lawyers of security clearances and access to government buildings.—
Robert B. Reich,
Hartford Courant,
1 Apr. 2025 -
His settlement with Giuffre led to the late Queen Elizabeth II removing her second son from the ranks of the working royal family and stripping him of his HRH title and military honors.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
1 Apr. 2025
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Part of it is to demote Jackson, the President who kept scores of slaves at his Tennessee plantation and signed legislation that forcibly evicted thousands of Native Americans from their land.—
Faith Karimi,
CNN Money,
29 Mar. 2025
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When the theater refused to budge, the mayor threatened to evict them.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
21 Mar. 2025
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The nightmare lasted for one week as the group restrained the man while beating him with a metal bat and depriving him of food and water, according to court documents.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Jones also said a change of venue would deprive him and the families of the other victims of the opportunity of watching the trial in person.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Disfurnish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disfurnish. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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