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dislodge

[dis-loj] / dɪsˈlɒdʒ /


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An attempt by Israeli security forces to dislodge the settlers on Wednesday led to confrontations with a bigger group.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

They also outlasted a Saudi-led coalition that fought for seven years to dislodge the group—a U.S.-designated terrorist organization—after it seized San’a and a swath of northwestern Yemen in a civil war.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

However, unlike in 2023 and earlier this year, it’s been tougher to quickly dislodge 5% 30-year Treasury yields once they hit, as the below chart shows.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

AI is a shiny new toy, but it can’t dislodge this basic reality of human psychology.

From Salon Mar. 30, 2026

I wasn’t going to let one person’s opinion dislodge everything I thought I knew about myself.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

“Hold on, there’s a seed stuck in here …” She dislodges the seed and goes on.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 14, 2023

The constant freezing and thawing of water in icy temperatures weakens the structure of the road and material eventually dislodges with the movement of vehicles, causing holes.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2023

In “The Phantom of the Opera,” it is the Phantom who dislodges the chandelier from the ceiling.

From New York Times Jan. 24, 2023

“PTSD . . . dislodges you from the weird tyranny of linear time.”

From Washington Post Nov. 13, 2020

We all feel the moment when the ferry dislodges from the pier.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day

Whenever there is a reshuffle at the top of government, it is worth keeping an eye and an ear on the dislodged, demoted and rejected former ministers.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

In a statement, Ryanair said its Friday morning flight from the Greek city of Thessaloniki to Germany's Memmingen returned "shortly after take-off when a passenger window dislodged inflight".

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

Yet his creation continues to burrow into public consciousness, perhaps too deep to be dislodged by anything less than a scalpel—or a spoon.

From The Wall Street Journal May 29, 2026

In 2024, nearly 4,000 vehicles were recalled for a faulty accelerator pedal that could become dislodged and stuck.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 19, 2026

Although Rocinante was screened the flies got in in their millions and hid in corners and would not be dislodged.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

On an untreated surface, dislodging a sulfur atom requires about 30 electron volts.

From Science Daily Jun. 17, 2026

Brad Currie put down Kushal Bhurtel with a tough chance off his own bowling before Brad Wheal hit the stumps without dislodging the bails.

From BBC Feb. 17, 2026

South of Khartoum, the RSF has pushed through the Kordofan region, after dislodging the army from its last stronghold in Darfur last year.

From Barron's Jan. 11, 2026

You’ll recall Texas A&M dislodging itself from Jimbo Fisher in 2023 for a comical $75 million.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 27, 2025

Then he tapped the pestle on the ringing edge of the mortar, dislodging the final grains, and took a brush and ink and wrote some characters on a sheet of paper.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman




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