displacement
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These developments appear to support fears of widespread labor displacement.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Universities might redesign curricula around anticipated AI displacement rather than the skills employers actually demand.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Born in the U.S. to a Palestinian father and a Mexican mother, who left their countries escaping violence, Colette Ghunim is a child of displacement and migration.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
Millions of people have fled the fighting and are living cheek-by-jowl in displacement camps, under tarps and tents and with poor hygiene conditions.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
Both transverse and longitudinal waves cause a displacement of something: air molecules, for example, or the surface of the ocean.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
Vocabulary lists containing displacement
Word Generation Science - Measurement
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