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displace

[dis-pleys] / dɪsˈpleɪs /




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The AI boom might also displace workers or require the retraining of recent college graduates.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

Moments of censorship or political pressure rarely eliminate satire; while they may displace it, forcing it into new platforms, formats and voices, the critical perspectives of satire remain.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

It ended last year and started this one in a deep hole, succumbing to fears that artificial intelligence could displace software.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

IAC has been accumulating shares of MGM Resorts, with the thesis that “there was no technology that was going to displace a customer from going to Las Vegas,” Diller said in his letter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Hrothgar’s nephew was kind, for all that, to the cousins he half intended to displace.

From "Grendel" by John Gardner




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