dislodgement

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Not since World War II has such a massive wave of human dislodgement taken place within Europe.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2022

Some ophthalmologists still insist that the small corneal lenses should not be worn in active sports because of the risk of dislodgement.

From Time Magazine Archive

The dislodgement of this force, or the withdrawal of Polk’s line, was an evident necessity.

From The Third Day at Stone's River by Kniffin, Gilbert C.

But, if dislodgement were all that was intended, it is hard to understand why Bragg should have organized such a heavy column for a slight task.

From Stone's River The Turning-Point of the Civil War by Vance, Wilson J.

The conclusion to which the bystanders invariably come is that the animal must have been contained within the rock, and that it was liberated by the dislodgement of the mass.

From Young Folks' Library, Volume XI (of 20) Wonders of Earth, Sea and Sky by Holden, Edward Singleton