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displace

[dis-pleys] / dɪsˈpleɪs /




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"When we recognise a problem we often just displace it somewhere else. We are not dealing with it."

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

None of these reforms would displace Slaughter’s core holding.

From Slate Jul. 13, 2026

He said they displace antelope and other species too.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 30, 2026

Typically and historically, high battery costs have tended to displace customer-facing value—nice things we cannot have, like a top-shelf audio system, premium upholstery and trim, up-to-date comms and connectivity.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 27, 2026

The scythe could displace a passenger, forcing them to take a different seat, or even a different flight if there were no other available seats.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

According to the researchers, Alzheimer's may begin when a-beta displaces tau from microtubules.

From Science Daily Jun. 19, 2026

The report lays out a death spiral for the economy in which AI displaces white-collar workers, who are then unemployed and have no money to spend, which causes economic ruin.

From Barron's Feb. 25, 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

“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

"My village has been displaced multiple times due to floods and erosion," Doley said in an earlier interview, external.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

That has displaced the pragmatism that guided China’s leadership for decades, including Zhu’s own tenure in the 1990s and into the 2000s.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

Aid disruptions and aftershocks across the Indonesian island of Flores are fuelling fears among thousands of survivors who were displaced by a 7.7 magnitude earthquake on Saturday.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

At least 1,000 people displaced by the fire were moved into a local sports hall in Omis, south of Split, local officials said.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

One day while walking on a street in the displaced persons’ camp, he thought he recognized a woman’s voice.

From "Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps" by Andrea Warren

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

From MarketWatch Jul. 6, 2026

A nearby hotel and a two-story single-family dwelling were evacuated, displacing 10 adults and two children.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 5, 2026

The first is displacing labor to more cheaply produce its product, but in doing so it will lower prices for consumers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 10, 2026

The earthquake, which struck on Monday morning, triggered tsunami warnings in Indonesia, south of Mindanao and across Japan's Pacific coast, displacing tens of thousands of people.

From BBC Jun. 9, 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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