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dislodge

[dis-loj] / dɪsˈlɒdʒ /


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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

They also outlasted a Saudi-led coalition that fought for seven years to dislodge the group—a U.S.-designated terrorist organization—after it seized San’a and a swath of northwestern Yemen in a civil war.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

“Reserve currencies are hard to dislodge, particularly without a clear replacement,” Cembalest wrote in a June 23 report.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 28, 2026

Fezzik could not get his arms around to his back and dislodge the enemy.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman

“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

It’s rarer, but a penalty shot can also be awarded if a goalie removes his mask on a breakaway or intentionally dislodges the net.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 21, 2022

She dislodges it from my arms and flips it open.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

One possibility, a huge possibility, is that the catheter became dislodged from her vein and then was spilling the drugs into the surrounding tissue.

From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026

The blast of wind sent plywood flying through the air and dislodged heavy machinery.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

Most of those dislodged from the town centers probably relocated elsewhere in the desert, he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

In a statement, Ryanair said its Friday morning flight from the Greek city of Thessaloniki to Germany's Memmingen returned "shortly after take-off when a passenger window dislodged in flight".

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

“When you physically touched it, you dislodged it from your uncle and it attached to you,” First Turkey explained.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

The civil war erupted in April 2023, when the RSF launched attacks across the country aimed at dislodging its rival, the Sudanese military.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 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

Perhaps she was dislodging a curl of rubber band from inside her cheek, or was she really smiling?

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison




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