displacement

Example Sentences

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She is the deputy director of Housing Now California, a coalition that fights displacement of tenants at the state and local levels.

From Los Angeles Times

These extra variations were designed to reflect realistic changes, such as compression and edge displacement, that occur as footprints are preserved over time.

From Science Daily

Performing at Celtic Connections in Glasgow this month, the group showcased traditional instruments that have survived displacement, colonisation and war.

From BBC

“This war is Hitler’s fault. My displacement, Hitler’s fault. This gas mask I carry at all times”—I raise my voice for full effect —“Hitler’s fault!”

From Literature

His scattered family, like so many others, reflects the extraordinary exodus of almost 8 million Venezuelans — regarded as the largest-ever displacement of people in the Americas.

From Los Angeles Times