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displacement

[dis-pleys-muhnt] / dɪsˈpleɪs mənt /


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It would begin not in stages but at scale to match the emergency, with the capacity to grow if displacement gets worse.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Shopify’s stock has fallen 21% this year, partly due to AI displacement fears.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

Hernandez has put a major emphasis on fighting the displacement of renters — what she calls the “eviction to homelessness pipeline.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Now some of those borrowers are at risk of displacement by artificial intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

When Colin was about four, he read a book about Archimedes, the Greek philosopher who’d discovered that volume could be measured by water displacement when he sat down in the bathtub.

From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green




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