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dislodge

[dis-loj] / dɪsˈlɒdʒ /


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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

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

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

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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