Can
Can verb - To let go from office, service, or employment.
Evict
Evict verb - Expel or eject without recourse to legal process.
Both words in one sentence
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The Genesect Army are (mostly) violent cyborgs who forcibly evict several Pokémon out of their home so they can live in it instead... but ultimately, all they want is to go home, which seems to excuse all their actions beforehand.
Source: Not Evil, Just Misunderstood - Also extends to alcohol for some roommates/living situations - there are some that will evict people for as much as having a can of beer in their room.
Source: Nailed To The Wagon -
Take a Third Option: In "Land of Opportunity", you are required to evict a family of refugees from a plot of land so Fornivaul can sell the land to a higher paying customer...or you can buy the land yourself, pleasing Fornivaul and allowing the family to remain.
Source: Video Game / Dragon's Dogma
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