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displacement

noun as in dislocation

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The city apologized for its actions surrounding the displacement of the neighborhood in 2021, and discussions regarding reparations have continued for several years.

Israel has committed war crimes and crimes against humanity by deliberately causing the mass displacement of Palestinians in Gaza, a report by Human Rights Watch says.

From BBC

That fact has raised concerns among a coalition of tenant and housing advocates who want the city to shift course to reduce displacement.

Nevertheless, this month S. decided to go back to help out at a different hospital but was displaced again on Nov. 7, his family’s fifth displacement in a month.

From Salon

Beyond identifying and criticizing racial slavery for African Americans in medieval terms, Easton similarly condemned the displacement of Indigenous people and Mexicans.

From Salon

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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