displacement
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The plans have sparked local divisions, with some residents fearing environmental harm and displacement, while others hope for an economic boost.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
The outbreak "is being fuelled by insecurity and displacement, and intense population movement along roads, rivers and mining routes", Tedros said, according to a transcript of his remarks.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
Zuckerberg noted that people fear automation will outpace individuals’ capability to get smarter and better at their jobs, leading to job displacement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 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
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
"We have not seen displacements like this for the last two decades," she added.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
Economists cite several explanations, including contraction in the entertainment industry, displacements caused by artificial intelligence and overall uncertainty in the national economy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 26, 2025
This may not prove true for the displacements AI is beginning to trigger.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2025
Many of these issues are destined to continue or even get worse, because climate events, food insecurity and displacements are likely to drive more conflict.
From Salon ● Dec. 2, 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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