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displace

[dis-pleys] / dɪsˈpleɪs /




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Verstappen then beat that mark by 0.257secs to take top spot, only for Antonelli to displace him.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Chief Executive Officer Nikesh Arora said the results should demonstrate that fears of a so-called “SaaS-Pocalypse,” in which AI-native firms will come to displace legacy software incumbents, are misplaced as applied to the cybersecurity industry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Moments of censorship or political pressure rarely eliminate satire; while they may displace it, forcing it into new platforms, formats and voices, the critical perspectives of satire remain.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

It ended last year and started this one in a deep hole, succumbing to fears that artificial intelligence could displace software.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

The trouble is that these phantoms are hard to displace, once they take hold in our minds.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner




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