dislodge
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“Reserve currencies are hard to dislodge, particularly without a clear replacement,” Cembalest wrote in a June 23 report.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 28, 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
Boon accused the gangs of keeping local populations in a state of "modern-day slavery" and said strong political will would be required to dislodge them.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
AI is a shiny new toy, but it can’t dislodge this basic reality of human psychology.
From Salon ● Mar. 30, 2026
I slammed it into the ground, whirled it over my head, but no matter what I did, I couldn’t dislodge her.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
“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
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
“PTSD . . . dislodges you from the weird tyranny of linear time.”
From Washington Post ● Nov. 13, 2020
She dislodges it from my arms and flips it open.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
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 in flight".
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 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
Utility company Con Edison said a passing truck likely dislodged the manhole’s cover about 12 minutes before Gocaj parked her car and fell into the open shaft.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 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
Even worse, if the boulder refused to become dislodged, it might drag the Mykali down to the bottom.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
Given their poor run of results - two wins in nine - and faced with the task of dislodging the Kiwis on the road-like pitch and in extreme temperatures, England could have crumbled.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
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
The iron bars were a relic of the old régime, and no one had ever thought of dislodging them.
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
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