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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

Maddie and Avery moved back from New York to help out as their mother tried to keep Little Flower going while dealing with dislocation and a nightmarish battle with her insurance company.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 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

The strategy is “strongly based on the dislocation we saw in the market,” Mike Spencer, Salesforce’s head of finance, told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch ● May 27, 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

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

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

As the CoAl deforms, parts of these interfaces crystallize and help generate new dislocations.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026

All of the essays traffic, to one degree or another, in emotional pain, and some have at their core the grievous dislocations of mental illness.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

Frank saw that the paradox vanished if crystals were not as regular as suspected, but contained dislocations resulting in the perpetual presence of cozy corners into which new molecules could fit.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson




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