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displace

[dis-plays] / dɪsˈpleɪs /




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“Club Kid” “Right now, it’s difficult to think of any film that could displace Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey.’

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

New research has documented how honey bees chase, displace, and intimidate rival insects, providing the first detailed evidence of how extensively they interfere with other species' access to food.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

Bethell's comeback could displace any one of that trio.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

As job growth slowed, worries spread that AI would displace entry-level workers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

It was incompatible with the teaching of Archimedes, who was available in Latin from the twelfth century, and argued that objects float only if they are lighter than the water they displace.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

But cooperation becomes ethically troubling when loyalty to an individual displaces the obligation to question, deliberate and act independently.

From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026

In Thursday’s Macro Voices podcast, he noted that if AI displaces workers and reduces their earning power, then the outstanding debt still needs to be serviced.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

According to NASA, El Niño’s warmer ocean water displaces colder water close to the sea surface.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

According to the researchers, Alzheimer's may begin when a-beta displaces tau from microtubules.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 19, 2026

We are not conscious of daylight as that which displaces darkness.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

As an undergraduate, I was taught that Homo sapiens was one of these branches that emerged in Africa, spread across the world, and displaced every archaic human it encountered.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026

Savda Ghevra was established in 2006 on farmland near Delhi's border with Haryana state, to house families displaced from elsewhere in the city.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

In court, it cited Savda Ghevra's schools, dispensaries and transport links as evidence that the area could accommodate the displaced families.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

While it is unclear how much work is getting displaced by technology, “people are getting worried,” said JPMorgan Chase economist Michael Feroli.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

I discover even before joining Katherine in the rich end of town that she has taken to her role of displaced lady like a duck to water.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland

Josh Doig's chances of displacing either and adding to his two caps was not helped by a 6-2 thrashing for Sassuolo at home to Lazio on his return to the starting line-up.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

By the following morning, the military had cleared out the residents of the assailants' neighbourhood, displacing more than 3,000 people, according to the municipality.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

Unlike most other insects, ivy bees sometimes defended their feeding spots by chasing or displacing honey bees, successfully competing for access to flowers.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

IBM’s warning suggested AI infrastructure spending is now displacing hardware budgets, too—squeezing a company whose customers install traditional systems in their own data centers and can defer big-ticket upgrades such as mainframes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

Pet interrupted her by appearing slowly, a heaviness displacing the air.

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi


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