displace
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The new sectors need roughly half the labor of the old ones they displace, she says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
None of these reforms would displace Slaughter’s core holding.
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026
In the US, unions have warned robotaxis could displace taxi, delivery and freight drivers.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
He said they displace antelope and other species too.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
I’ve got guts, Jerry murmured, getting up by degrees, careful not to displace any of his bones or sinews.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
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According to the researchers, Alzheimer's may begin when a-beta displaces tau from microtubules.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 19, 2026
The report lays out a death spiral for the economy in which AI displaces white-collar workers, who are then unemployed and have no money to spend, which causes economic ruin.
From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026
The Pentagon has estimated that the Fujian, which displaces more than 80,000 tons when fully loaded, can deploy up to 40 fixed-wing aircraft alongside a complement of helicopters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025
But, some experts warn it contributes to shorter attention spans, exposes children to harmful content, and displaces other activities such as playing outside or talking to friends.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2024
Consequently, a block of wood floating in a tank displaces less than its own weight in water.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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Firefighters tackle ongoing blazes as displaced West Midlands residents 'ask to go home'
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
That has displaced the pragmatism that guided China’s leadership for decades, including Zhu’s own tenure in the 1990s and into the 2000s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
But dozens of families say they are being displaced from land they have cultivated for generations.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Mohammed Ali, who was displaced from Hodeida province to al-Khokha, north of Mokha, was considering moving his family further east to Aden.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
Most of the Europeans who traveled to what they called the New World in 1492 and after were those whose families had been displaced when the commons were converted to private property.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
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“There are concerns about AI displacing some of their own business, and the capital spending is a big issue.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026
A nearby hotel and a two-story single-family dwelling were evacuated, displacing 10 adults and two children.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2026
Concerns about AI tools displacing traditional software triggered a “SaaS-pocalypse” selloff, but its full impact on private loans has lagged behind.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
The earthquake, which struck on Monday morning, triggered tsunami warnings in Indonesia, south of Mindanao and across Japan's Pacific coast, displacing tens of thousands of people.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
He shook his head violently, almost displacing his hat.
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
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