as in to strip
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For the late-night show performance, the musician stripped the color from the video feed and showcased the dynamic track in black and white while wearing a hood cloak and glowing eyeglasses.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
31 Jan. 2025 -
In 2018, his first administration sought to strip the status from Salvadorans, on the grounds that the earthquake that had prompted the U.S. to grant it back in 2001 was long past, even if other crises had since occurred.—
Gisela Salim-Peyer,
The Atlantic,
31 Jan. 2025
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According to FindLaw, hotels have the right to evict guests who stay past checkout, even using law enforcement if necessary.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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The sound-deadening material has been evicted, with leather and vinyl trimming replaced by a roll cage that spans the now-vacant space.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
31 Jan. 2025
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The purpose of the pardon is to be used as a check against the other coequal branches of government to protect people from being unfairly punished or having their rights otherwise deprived without due process.—
Samuel Chambers,
Orlando Sentinel,
29 Jan. 2025
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Texas passed a law in 2023 requiring public universities to close their diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, offices, depriving the most vulnerable student communities of resources such as scholarships, mental health programs and career workshops.—
Katie Scofield,
The Conversation,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Disfurnish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disfurnish. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
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