displacement
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"Yet ongoing clashes are driving mass displacement, pushing exposed contacts into overcrowded camps and severing critical containment corridors," he added.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
The North African country has been described as the world’s largest humanitarian challenge, notably in terms of displacement and hunger.
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026
Conflict and displacement in eastern Congo severely constrain efforts to contain the outbreak, which has spread to Uganda.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
ServiceNow serves as the system that governs, routes, approves, and audits activity across organizations, making displacement costly and complex, the analyst team added.
From Barron's • May 18, 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
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