displacement
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In the valley below, Palestinians who spoke to AFP feared Ganim's construction would make their lives harder, or even mean eventual displacement.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
Inevitably, this suspension will result in deaths among the homeless and the displacement of over 11,000 unhoused individuals onto the streets and into the neighborhoods of Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Extremely warm ocean water can help strengthen weather systems, raising the danger of injuries, deaths and displacement caused by storms and flooding.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
But in a job market filled with competing signals, this is a big one: Workers’ worries about losing a job to AI don’t match the scale of AI displacement that does seem to be occurring.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
The air of collective displacement, the impermanence of life in wartime and the gauche personalities of the more recent arrivals tended to dissipate my own sense of not belonging.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
In the chaos of the evacuation and the repeated displacements that followed, Newman lost her Medicaid-managed care plan exemption, and with it, the ability to join the wait list or even see her medical team.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2025
After five forced displacements during the war, Abu Iyad just wants to stay put, in whatever shelter he can find, or make for himself.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2025
This may not prove true for the displacements AI is beginning to trigger.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2025
U.S. officials voiced concerns over the how a major operation in the city would affect the around 1.3 million Palestinians who were sheltering there after eight months of violence and multiple displacements.
From Salon ● May 30, 2024
Even for Barnard’s Star, the investigation must be painstaking, a search for microscopic displacements of position on photographic plates exposed at the telescope over a period of decades.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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