displace
Example Sentences
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"In my lifetime, this is the fifth time I've been displaced," he said, explaining that the first time was after Israel invaded south Lebanon in 1978.
From Barron's
A survey of chief financial officers found AI will primarily displace workers in routine, clerical and administrative roles.
"Additionally, flash floods have swept through several areas, displacing approximately 2,690 families and causing widespread destruction of infrastructure and property."
From Barron's
More than a million people have been displaced, which could lead to a major humanitarian crisis.
From BBC
The bigger shifts are happening internally—as many as a million families have been displaced within the country, according to the Iranian government.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
