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dislocation

[dis-loh-kay-shuhn] / ˌdɪs loʊˈkeɪ ʃən /


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But there was still time for resident villain Horwood to direct a jibe at broadcaster Will Best's hip action: "Call in the paramedics darling, dislocation - my goodness."

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

America’s largest oil companies reported a blockbuster quarter after the Iran war caused a historic dislocation in global markets that sent energy prices soaring.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

A dislocation in pricing then, can and probably will persist.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026

Yet for all its honesty about that dislocation, the film remains remarkably hopeful.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026

My dislocation is a gift that keeps on giving.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

These vectors amplify market dislocations as multiple participants simultaneously unwind positions.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

“When you have big dislocations like this, there’s going to be opportunities.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

He said the firm is seeing dislocations in industrial and transportation companies in particular.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

These approaches produced limited results because they did not create enough high-density dislocations inside the intermetallic.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026

Scientific journals had already recorded some 50 species involved in violent dislocations of nature’s balance by 1958.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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