displace

Example Sentences

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At a Thai university-turned-shelter for displaced people, Kanlaya Somjettana is reluctant to go home even after a truce halted weeks of border clashes with Cambodia, fearing the violence may not be over.

From Barron's

Their own boat was left listing as water drained out of the canal, but thanks to water-pumping organised by the Canal and River Trust, they were afloat again, albeit temporarily displaced.

From BBC

Around a million people have also been displaced.

From Barron's

The statement added that the ministers reiterated their rejection of any plans to displace Palestinians outside their homeland.

From BBC

Triggered by a rare cyclone in November, the deluge killed more than 1,000 people and displaced hundreds of thousands across the island of Sumatra.

From BBC