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displace

[dis-pleys] / dɪsˈpleɪs /




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Even software, which took a beating early this year on fears that AI will displace many of their offerings, has whipsawed.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Verstappen then beat that mark by 0.257secs to take top spot, only for Antonelli to displace him.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Chief Executive Officer Nikesh Arora said the results should demonstrate that fears of a so-called “SaaS-Pocalypse,” in which AI-native firms will come to displace legacy software incumbents, are misplaced as applied to the cybersecurity industry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

A cheaper robot worker would not solve all of those problems, but it fits neatly into Beijing’s broader answer: to make factories more automated, more productive and harder to displace.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

When I became Joe’s ’prentice, Orlick was perhaps confirmed in some suspicion that I should displace him; howbeit, he liked me still less.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens




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