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displace

[dis-pleys] / dɪsˈpleɪs /




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Hamilton made it through into the final session by only 0.001secs as Audi's Gabriel Bortoleto just failed to displace him, and let out an expletive over the radio when he saw the narrow escape.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

Locals worry the project would hurt businesses, since the track’s footprint would displace some.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

Holly: Former Manchester United man Alejandro Garnacho may be well fancied after arriving at Villa on loan from Chelsea this summer, but Emi Buendia may be hard to displace in midfield.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

The only option to build the facility was to demolish the Trojans’ longtime baseball field and displace the program for multiple seasons.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

Rooting herself so deeply on that spot that nothing could displace her.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

For eight hours, the 65-year-old displaces tonnes of steel that will become ship hulls and wind turbine components.

From Barron's Mar. 7, 2026

He warns against weakening workers' bargaining power, especially as technology displaces jobs and unemployment remains high.

From BBC Nov. 27, 2025

The Pentagon has estimated that the Fujian, which displaces more than 80,000 tons when fully loaded, can deploy up to 40 fixed-wing aircraft alongside a complement of helicopters.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 7, 2025

Hochman has not taken a public position on the Menendez case, but has said he intends to review the decision if he displaces Gascón.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 26, 2024

Consequently, a block of wood floating in a tank displaces less than its own weight in water.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Around 22.3 million people -- nearly two-thirds of the population -- were in need of humanitarian aid in 2025, including 5.2 million internally displaced, according to UN figures.

From Barron's Sep. 9, 2026

The volcano collapsed in December 2018 triggering a huge tsunami which killed over 400 people, and displaced and injured thousands more on the nearby coastlines of Sumatra and Java.

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

Families fleeing fighting in Maqbanah and Jabal Habashi in Taiz governorate in Yemen's southwest took refuge at Al-Bareen camp for the internally displaced on Saturday.

From Barron's Sep. 6, 2026

The number of potentially displaced people would change markedly if the size of the actual security perimeters is smaller or bigger.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

Squalid refugee camps were crowded with displaced villagers.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge

Deadly blazes swept through large swathes of northern Algeria last week, causing widespread destruction, injuring dozens and displacing thousands of people.

From BBC Aug. 31, 2026

Scientists are looking at the possibility that an ice-rock avalanche fell into a tributary of Rasuwa district’s Trishuli River, displacing a large amount of water.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

Ultimately, the board determined that the long-term community benefits of the Sunrise project outweighed the short-term pain of displacing Silverado residents.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

“There are concerns about AI displacing some of their own business, and the capital spending is a big issue.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 6, 2026

But I always hear myself displacing the two languages, conflating them—maybe conflagrating them—for there’s so much rubbing and friction, a fire always threatens to blow up between the tongues.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee




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