dislocation
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“When that arm goes into that position, the brain remembers that was the position where that dislocation occurred,” ElAttrache told the Los Angeles Times at the time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
The strategy is “strongly based on the dislocation we saw in the market,” Mike Spencer, Salesforce’s head of finance, told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch ● May 27, 2026
All other asset segments are materially higher because there has been such a dislocation of vessels and origination points.
From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026
At this very moment, we can see political leaders as different as Magyar, Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York and Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois trying to break through this sense of dislocation.
From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2026
Perhaps that lunatic dislocation in the mind could really happen: that was the thought that defeated him.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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The teeming secondary material produced about his work always emphasizes the dislocations of his biography.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
Kaneva reckons the impact will mostly be felt through higher prices and dislocations in refined products rather than the simple scarcity.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 27, 2026
“Add in the leverage, and this can create the sorts of price dislocations that result in a large gap between the index itself and its on-chain version,” Puckrin wrote in an email.
From Barron's ● Mar. 18, 2026
“This to me feels scarier because the supply chain dislocations could be much bigger.”
From Barron's ● Mar. 9, 2026
If the prospect of this flattening—and all of the pressures, dislocations, and opportunities accompanying it—makes you uneasy about the future, you are neither wrong nor alone.
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
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