displaced

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So far, some 3,666 people have been killed, Lebanon’s Health Ministry says, while a quarter of the population has been displaced and more than a tenth of the country occupied.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Some 7 million people are displaced within Congo, mostly in the eastern provinces, of which Ituri is one.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

Occupancy is flat, he said, because the World Cup has so far largely displaced other business he typically counts on during the summer weeks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Some 1.47 million people are displaced in gang-ravaged Haiti, the United Nations' migration agency said Friday, warning that its ability to help could dry up within months.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Gradually this Zeus displaced the others, until he occupied the whole scene.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton