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displace

[dis-plays] / dɪsˈpleɪs /




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The defender is a key player for her club but struggles to break into the England team with Bronze understandably a tough figure to displace.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

To stay at that level and not have anybody displace him is testimony to his ability and professionalism.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

But as machine-learning tools gain stronger visual-arts capabilities and chatbots displace web browsing, media workers could face even more disruption.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Economists call this creative destruction: Innovations displace old products and technologies, so a job that disappears can also a result in a new one.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 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

Healthcare displaces technology at the top of the survey’s consensus overweight ranking for February.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026

But, some experts warn it contributes to shorter attention spans, exposes children to harmful content, and displaces other activities such as playing outside or talking to friends.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2024

T. oblanceolata displaces the previous genome record holder, a modestly sized flowering plant called Paris japonica that has 149 billion base pairs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2024

“No!” whispered Montag, “The zipper displaces the button and a man lacks just that much time to think while dressing at. dawn, a philosophical hour, and thus a melancholy hour.”

From "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury

Abu Amin Joudeh, a displaced man living in the central Gaza city of Deir el-Balah, said Palestinians wanted to vote for their representatives.

From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026

In Yemen, one of the world's poorest countries, it is ordinary civilians paying the price, with more than 200,000 people displaced since July, according to UN data.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

Nearly all of Gaza's 2.1 million population has been displaced and much of the territory is in ruins.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Yet their actions suggest that the competitive frenzy to secure market share has displaced rational assessment of long-term social benefit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

For the first time, I felt strongly that I wanted to be an activist, a voice for the displaced.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana

This pattern raises the possibility that the wasps are displacing the ants completely, although the researchers say experiments would be necessary to confirm whether that is actually happening.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

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

Fourth of July fireworks sparked dangerous explosions and raging fires across Southern California, leaving several injured and displacing families.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026

Backlash is rising against high-end projects that locals say are displacing them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026

I rushed into the passenger seat, displacing a toolbox and welding gloves, while Grandma told Dad about my not washing.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover




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