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dispossess

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A quick definition of dispossess:

Term: dispossess

Definition: Dispossess means taking away something that belongs to someone else, like a house or land. This can happen if the person doesn't pay taxes or if they give up ownership because it's not a good investment.

A more thorough explanation:

Dispossess

Dispossess means to take away someone's possession of something, like a house or land. For instance, the government can dispossess a person of their property if they don't pay their property taxes. It can also mean to give up ownership of a property because it's not profitable.

1. The landlord dispossessed the tenant of the apartment because they didn't pay rent for three months.

2. The city dispossessed the owner of the abandoned house because it was a safety hazard.

3. The businessman decided to dispossess the old factory because it was no longer profitable.

Example 1 illustrates how a landlord can dispossess a tenant of their apartment for not paying rent. Example 2 shows how a city can dispossess an owner of an abandoned house for safety reasons. Example 3 demonstrates how a businessman can dispossess a property because it's no longer profitable.

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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
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Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
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Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!
[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
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Nice! @Macaque
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22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
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22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:44
My berkeley paragraph finally disappeared. I definitely think it is just an indicator that they are actively reviewing files, and does not mean anything about A, WL, or Rs
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:46
Also has anyone's date disappeared for W&L? Mine did last night
7:55
@WorthlessAttractiveZombie: mine did yesterday morning
7:56
Oops sorry I meant Vilanova. Mine disappeared last week
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