displacement
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It is an enduring, living archive of survival, forged over centuries of displacement, structural violence and cultural resilience.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
But beyond the scientific discussion, society is confronting disruptions such as workplace displacement and a changing relationship to technology — issues Gát believes are being conflated with the consciousness debate.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026
This constant threat has fuelled massive internal displacement and severe labour shortages in an already flailing economy, and sent people fleeing to neighbouring countries.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
The industry’s transition to larger, more complex four-stroke engines helped foster an increase in PWCs’ average size and displacement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
The displacement of so much water sent me rolling back toward the rock.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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Economists cite several explanations, including contraction in the entertainment industry, displacements caused by artificial intelligence and overall uncertainty in the national economy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 26, 2025
This may not prove true for the displacements AI is beginning to trigger.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2025
Some use donkey carts to haul what possessions have survived after their multiple displacements.
From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2025
U.S. officials voiced concerns over the how a major operation in the city would affect the around 1.3 million Palestinians who were sheltering there after eight months of violence and multiple displacements.
From Salon ● May 30, 2024
Even for Barnard’s Star, the investigation must be painstaking, a search for microscopic displacements of position on photographic plates exposed at the telescope over a period of decades.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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