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dislocation

[dis-loh-kay-shuhn] / ˌdɪs loʊˈkeɪ ʃən /


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“The related dislocation has to do with investors expecting the memory cycle to be over, while underwriting continued CPU growth through 2030.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

But there was still time for resident villain Horwood to direct a jibe at broadcaster Will Best's hip action: "Call in the paramedics darling, dislocation - my goodness."

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

Maddie and Avery moved back from New York to help out as their mother tried to keep Little Flower going while dealing with dislocation and a nightmarish battle with her insurance company.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

The problems that could have been anticipated two years ago are now arriving in real time: data center backlash, energy strain, some workforce dislocation, cybersecurity vulnerabilities, the early contours of biosecurity risk.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

My dislocation is a gift that keeps on giving.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

That has been a “blessing for energy markets, given the Strait of Hormuz disruptions and other dislocations in the global market,” he added.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

He said the firm is seeing dislocations in industrial and transportation companies in particular.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

The combination of dislocations introduced during fabrication and the framework of amorphous interfaces produced an exceptionally strong CoAl intermetallic.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026

All of the essays traffic, to one degree or another, in emotional pain, and some have at their core the grievous dislocations of mental illness.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

Scientific journals had already recorded some 50 species involved in violent dislocations of nature’s balance by 1958.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson


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