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Police have evicted members of a self-styled African tribe who had set up camp on council-owned land in the Scottish Borders.

From BBC • Oct. 2, 2025

But the latest demolitions have evicted some of the most vulnerable people in the city, further worsening a housing crisis caused by high rents and growing demand, activists say.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 22, 2023

After the acute disease passes, many patients find themselves without jobs, without parents or spouses, and without shelter when landlords have evicted them from their homes.

From Slate • Sep. 24, 2015

The second charge stemmed from an incident on March 24, when Mr. Baumblit was said to have evicted a tenant from his top bunk bed in a home on Schenck Avenue in Brooklyn.

From New York Times • Aug. 10, 2015

To have evicted all those who had obtained possession of the forfeited estates of the Cavaliers would have been to excite a deep feeling of resentment among the Nonconformists.

From When London Burned : a Story of Restoration Times and the Great Fire by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)