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dislodge

[dis-loj] / dɪsˈlɒdʒ /


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It wasn’t immediately clear what caused the window to dislodge.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

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

From MarketWatch Jun. 28, 2026

In 1959, he fought the seat of Sutton Coldfield, failing to dislodge the sitting Conservative MP as Harold Macmillan won a landslide nationally.

From BBC Jun. 14, 2026

AI is a shiny new toy, but it can’t dislodge this basic reality of human psychology.

From Salon Mar. 30, 2026

“Please. Not another hysterical scene. You’ll dislodge all of the thoughts which are developing in my mind in connection with the lecture.”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

“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

“PTSD . . . dislodges you from the weird tyranny of linear time.”

From Washington Post Nov. 13, 2020

But if the scow dislodges from its new location, Mr. Adames warns it could wind up behind Horseshoe Falls’ base, and out of sight.

From New York Times Nov. 5, 2019

His foot dislodges a pebble and it falls into the abyss, apparently gone forever.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

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

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

They had just dislodged Fred Holland and Walter Lees, who added 145 at The Oval in 1906, from the record books when Lawes perished.

From BBC Apr. 3, 2026

In 2024, nearly 4,000 vehicles were recalled for a faulty accelerator pedal that could become dislodged and stuck.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 19, 2026

Eventually he dislodged the following: “I think this small act is part of a larger problem which could become serious.”

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

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

Rough seas and strong winds are usually responsible for dislodging starfish from their seabed habit.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2025

It sent its stealthy, suckered tentacles inching along the insides of his skull, hoovering the knolls and dells of his memory, dislodging old sentences, whisking them off the tip of his tongue.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy




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