dislocation

Example Sentences

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All other asset segments are materially higher because there has been such a dislocation of vessels and origination points.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

At this very moment, we can see political leaders as different as Magyar, Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York and Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois trying to break through this sense of dislocation.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

Alesina found that spending cuts are more likely to stabilize finances without prolonged economic dislocation.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

But it attains the weight of well-wrought drama as Yosef and his family consider complex questions of home and dislocation, and it’s put together with a strong sense of rhythm and composition.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

The left wheel strikes a stone and he hears, or thinks he does, a bump that may be the dislocation of his trunk.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison