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dislocation

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


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Copper’s red-hot rally this year reflects a dislocation, according to Charles Cooper, head of copper research at Wood Mackenzie.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 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

“We believe this dislocation marks the most compelling entry point into the sector in a generation,” Wedbush said, pointing to potential growth drivers such as the U.S.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026

Perhaps that lunatic dislocation in the mind could really happen: that was the thought that defeated him.

From "1984" by George Orwell

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

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

From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026

Glencore had guided to the unit’s performance normalizing in the second half of the year but there is clearly upside given that energy market dislocations continue, LaFemina writes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

“And what is most likely in the future to cause economic dislocations? Answer that, Stephen.”

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov




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