dislodge
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Getting the rotting food off racks towering six stories high required hundreds of workers in protective suits to dislodge the moldering food.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
For KB Financial Group’s Peter S. Kim, regulatory moves are unlikely to do much to dislodge Korea’s entrenched culture of fast-money investing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 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
In 1959, he fought the seat of Sutton Coldfield, failing to dislodge the sitting Conservative MP as Harold Macmillan won a landslide nationally.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
He grabbed her nose and pinched it closed, and try as she might, she could not dislodge his fingers.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
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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
It’s rarer, but a penalty shot can also be awarded if a goalie removes his mask on a breakaway or intentionally dislodges the net.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 21, 2022
Then a torrential downpour floods the surrounding streets, dislodges the building and sends the kids floating out to sea, where they have to scavenge food from the other floating buildings they pass.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2022
She dislodges it from my arms and flips it open.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
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Most of those dislodged from the town centers probably relocated elsewhere in the desert, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
In a statement, Ryanair said its Friday morning flight from Thessaloniki to Memmingen returned "shortly after take-off when a passenger window dislodged in flight".
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
The cleaning efforts also appeared to have dislodged chunks of the lining, leaving new white patches visible on the bottom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
The utility company told US media that, after reviewing video footage, they believe the cover of the manhole was dislodged by a truck.
From BBC ● May 20, 2026
It fell on the carpeted floor, and a dislodged battery rolled out.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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On an untreated surface, dislodging a sulfur atom requires about 30 electron volts.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 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 a storm came in, dislodging two of the canopies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2025
He pecks for a moment at the scarecrow’s pole that rises in the center of the whirlpool eye, dislodging a tiny phosphorescent sea slug and devouring it.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
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