dislodge
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Getting the rotting food off racks towering six stories high required hundreds of workers in protective suits to dislodge the moldering food.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
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
“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
Fezzik could not get his arms around to his back and dislodge the enemy.
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
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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
Then a torrential downpour floods the surrounding streets, dislodges the building and sends the kids floating out to sea, where they have to scavenge food from the other floating buildings they pass.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2022
“PTSD . . . dislodges you from the weird tyranny of linear time.”
From Washington Post ● Nov. 13, 2020
If Brexit dislodges Eastern European workers, though, he frets that his labor costs could soar by as much as 30 percent.
From New York Times ● Jan. 31, 2019
His foot dislodges a pebble and it falls into the abyss, apparently gone forever.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
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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 Ryanair flight had climbed to 16,000 feet before turning back to land, after an engine issue led to a dislodged window and a passenger getting partially pulled through the opening.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 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
I nodded, and dislodged tears splashed on the wood in front of me.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
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Given their poor run of results - two wins in nine - and faced with the task of dislodging the Kiwis on the road-like pitch and in extreme temperatures, England could have crumbled.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
On an untreated surface, dislodging a sulfur atom requires about 30 electron volts.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 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 pecks for a moment at the scarecrow’s pole that rises in the center of the whirlpool eye, dislodging a tiny phosphorescent sea slug and devouring it.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
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