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displacement

[dis-pleys-muhnt] / dɪsˈpleɪs mənt /


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But the companies are also under scrutiny over how they’re handling AI’s risks, such as child safety, harmful content and job displacement.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Organizing workforce policy around displacement measures would likely expand bureaucracy and tie up resources in tracking layoffs, monitoring “AI risk” and subsidizing retraining.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Born in the U.S. to a Palestinian father and a Mexican mother, who left their countries escaping violence, Colette Ghunim is a child of displacement and migration.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

One reason: Jewish history itself is a chronicle of repeated displacement, deportation and exile.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

The displacement of so much water sent me rolling back toward the rock.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda




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