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dislocation

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


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America’s largest oil companies reported a blockbuster quarter after the Iran war caused a historic dislocation in global markets that sent energy prices soaring.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

A dislocation in pricing then, can and probably will persist.

From MarketWatch Jul. 13, 2026

Yet for all its honesty about that dislocation, the film remains remarkably hopeful.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 29, 2026

That chorus has grown quiet in recent decades, muted by offshoring, automation and economic dislocation.

From The Wall Street Journal May 14, 2026

A falling away, a dislocation was taking place.

From "Sula" by Toni Morrison

They also revealed dislocations moving from the layer interfaces into the surrounding CoAl layers, helping explain how the material could deform without quickly fracturing.

From Science Daily Jul. 31, 2026

This process enabled the researchers to introduce many more dislocations into the CoAl than conventional casting normally permits.

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

Their oil production businesses gain if inventories keep falling and crude prices rise, while their refineries, trading desks, chemical plants, and logistics networks can profit from the dislocations created by the war.

From Barron's Jun. 7, 2026

If the prospect of this flattening—and all of the pressures, dislocations, and opportunities accompanying it—makes you uneasy about the future, you are neither wrong nor alone.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman




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