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Recent Examples of extradition
In 2015, Sheikh Marwan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, a son of Dubai’s ruler, bought a majority stake in AA Real Estate Development, a company in which Imperiale had invested, shortly after the Spanish extradition request was filed.
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Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Quattlebaum was taken to the New York Police Department Central Booking and will be held at Rikers Island pending an extradition hearing, police said.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2025
After his arrest, Ver attacked the basis for his indictment and sought to block his extradition from Spain to the US.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
Groves will now face extradition proceedings to return to New Orleans, according to the sheriff's office.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
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Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Quattlebaum was taken to the New York Police Department Central Booking and will be held at Rikers Island pending an extradition hearing, police said.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2025
After his arrest, Ver attacked the basis for his indictment and sought to block his extradition from Spain to the US.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
Groves will now face extradition proceedings to return to New Orleans, according to the sheriff's office.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extradition
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Denunciations, roundups, missing people, deportations.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Over the past few months, the president has doubled down on his pledge of mass deportations, with escalating crackdowns in Latino neighborhoods in cities including Chicago.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
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Abrego Garcia, currently in immigration custody, became a symbol of the administration’s hardline deportation policies after courts ruled his initial expulsion to El Salvador violated a standing order.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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The party called for the expulsion of the French ambassador, and thousands of people gathered in the streets to pressure the government to act on their demand.—
NPR,
NPR,
24 Oct. 2025
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Designed by Hydro Tec, the modern, muscular exterior is characterized by a sturdy steel displacement hull, a distinctive bulbous bow, and a lightweight aluminum superstructure.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
27 Oct. 2025
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Normal and reverse faults involve vertical displacement—known as dip-slip—while strike-slip faults feature horizontal movement.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Extradition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extradition. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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