displaced

Example Sentences

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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

I see no reason to believe that the AI revolution will be different—and every reason to believe that policymakers should make every effort to connect displaced workers with the many new opportunities AI will create.

From The Wall Street Journal • 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

More than half of those displaced are women and girls, the agency said.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

I was intensely aware of where I sat, the volume of darkness I displaced, the shiny- smooth span of packed dirt between us, and the shocking separateness from me in my mama’s eyes.

From "Grendel" by John Gardner