dislodge
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Getting the rotting food off racks towering six stories high required hundreds of workers in protective suits to dislodge the moldering food.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
An attempt by Israeli security forces to dislodge the settlers on Wednesday led to confrontations with a bigger group.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
The U.S. government is swinging behind a fledgling startup’s moonshot bid to dislodge Boeing BA 4.76%increase; up pointing triangle as America’s only major maker of commercial airliners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
However, unlike in 2023 and earlier this year, it’s been tougher to quickly dislodge 5% 30-year Treasury yields once they hit, as the below chart shows.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
Mulch gave his rear end a shake to dislodge any clumps of earth.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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Sent on a space walk to assess damage, Jo dislodges what appears to be the desiccated body of a woman in the suit of Russian cosmonaut, circa late 1960s, which shoots from her grasp.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2024
The constant freezing and thawing of water in icy temperatures weakens the structure of the road and material eventually dislodges with the movement of vehicles, causing holes.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2023
“PTSD . . . dislodges you from the weird tyranny of linear time.”
From Washington Post ● Nov. 13, 2020
But if the scow dislodges from its new location, Mr. Adames warns it could wind up behind Horseshoe Falls’ base, and out of sight.
From New York Times ● Nov. 5, 2019
She dislodges it from my arms and flips it open.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
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One possibility, a huge possibility, is that the catheter became dislodged from her vein and then was spilling the drugs into the surrounding tissue.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026
Most of those dislodged from the town centers probably relocated elsewhere in the desert, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Utility company Con Edison said a passing truck likely dislodged the manhole’s cover about 12 minutes before Gocaj parked her car and fell into the open shaft.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
After the 50-year-old crewman disappeared, a grating outside a door was found to have been dislodged.
From BBC ● May 18, 2026
He climbed his tree, dislodged the board, and followed it down when it fell to the ground.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
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On an untreated surface, dislodging a sulfur atom requires about 30 electron volts.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 17, 2026
South of Khartoum, the RSF has pushed through the Kordofan region, after dislodging the army from its last stronghold in Darfur last year.
From Barron's ● Jan. 11, 2026
You’ll recall Texas A&M dislodging itself from Jimbo Fisher in 2023 for a comical $75 million.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2025
The safety car in Miami was caused by Max Verstappen dislodging a bollard as he began to struggle with his car.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2024
He rubbed the toe of his tennis shoe into the dusty trail, dislodging a stone.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
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