displace
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The software industry has suffering through a months-long stock slump, as investors have feared that AI agents threaten to displace the need for traditional software vendors.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026
"Such warnings are not intended to permanently displace civilians or prevent their lawful return," it added.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
Bessent also said it is clear that China is trying to displace the U.S. dollar as the world’s reserve currency.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
How can we rush forward when AI could displace tens of millions of workers?
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
It was incompatible with the teaching of Archimedes, who was available in Latin from the twelfth century, and argued that objects float only if they are lighter than the water they displace.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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