displace
Example Sentences
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The software industry has suffering through a months-long stock slump, as investors have feared that AI agents threaten to displace the need for traditional software vendors.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026
Bessent also said it is clear that China is trying to displace the U.S. dollar as the world’s reserve currency.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
The development is expected to displace 130 bat roosts but Reform UK county councillor, Vernon Smith, said he was astonished by the cost of the project.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
When combined with cheap, renewable sources of energy, this new take on old tech has the potential to displace much of the natural gas and other fossil fuels used for heating.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
It was incompatible with the teaching of Archimedes, who was available in Latin from the twelfth century, and argued that objects float only if they are lighter than the water they displace.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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"Maus II: And Here My Troubles Began" by Art Spiegelman
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