drive out
to force someone or something to leave a place
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To force someone to leave a place
send away
to order someone to leave a place
starve out
to force someone to leave a place by preventing them from getting enough food
deport
verb
to send someone out of a country, usually because they do not have a legal right to be there
expel
verb
to force someone to leave a foreign country, especially for political reasons or for breaking the law
evict
verb
to legally force someone to leave the house they are living in, usually because they have not paid their rent
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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dray
a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer
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conflict mineral
a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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