dislodged

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Utility company Con Edison said a passing truck likely dislodged the manhole’s cover about 12 minutes before Gocaj parked her car and fell into the open shaft.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

For now, however, no credible alternatives—including China’s currency—exist, Shearing writes, meaning the dollar is unlikely to be dislodged in the near term.

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

And with the choker's tag finally dislodged, and momentum behind them, South Africa are on track to qualify for another WTC final.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2025

Along with team member Laura Clifton Byrne, an undergraduate at San Francisco State University, he also shadowed foraging chimpanzees, retrieving freshly dislodged fruits from beneath the canopy and measuring their alcohol content.

From Science Daily • Dec. 1, 2025

The dislodged gentleman bounced around for a long breath or two before the Baptist minister gave him his chair, then with more dignity than the situation deserved, the minister walked off the stage.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou