dislodge
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That is better than the 46.3 balls it took to dislodge somebody under Stokes but far behind the 69.5 balls Strauss' side soaked up.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
The U.S. government is swinging behind a fledgling startup’s moonshot bid to dislodge Boeing BA 4.76%increase; up pointing triangle as America’s only major maker of commercial airliners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
“Reserve currencies are hard to dislodge, particularly without a clear replacement,” Cembalest wrote in a June 23 report.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 28, 2026
Boon accused the gangs of keeping local populations in a state of "modern-day slavery" and said strong political will would be required to dislodge them.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
Josiah Worthington, Bart., shook his head, as if to dislodge a strand of cobweb.
From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman
“Hold on, there’s a seed stuck in here …” She dislodges the seed and goes on.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2023
The constant freezing and thawing of water in icy temperatures weakens the structure of the road and material eventually dislodges with the movement of vehicles, causing holes.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2023
In “The Phantom of the Opera,” it is the Phantom who dislodges the chandelier from the ceiling.
From New York Times ● Jan. 24, 2023
“PTSD . . . dislodges you from the weird tyranny of linear time.”
From Washington Post ● Nov. 13, 2020
She dislodges it from my arms and flips it open.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
Most of those dislodged from the town centers probably relocated elsewhere in the desert, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Whenever there is a reshuffle at the top of government, it is worth keeping an eye and an ear on the dislodged, demoted and rejected former ministers.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
The cleaning efforts also appeared to have dislodged chunks of the lining, leaving new white patches visible on the bottom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
For Sir Keir to be dislodged, 81 MPs would have to back a specific opponent to face off against him.
From BBC ● May 12, 2026
The white batting is fluffed out, exposed, the whole effect of him vapid and dislodged.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
On an untreated surface, dislodging a sulfur atom requires about 30 electron volts.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 17, 2026
Brad Currie put down Kushal Bhurtel with a tough chance off his own bowling before Brad Wheal hit the stumps without dislodging the bails.
From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2026
South of Khartoum, the RSF has pushed through the Kordofan region, after dislodging the army from its last stronghold in Darfur last year.
From Barron's ● Jan. 11, 2026
You’ll recall Texas A&M dislodging itself from Jimbo Fisher in 2023 for a comical $75 million.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2025
He rubbed the toe of his tennis shoe into the dusty trail, dislodging a stone.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
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