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displace

[dis-pleys] / dɪsˈpleɪs /




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The industry argues that will simply displace imported oil rather than generate new emissions and the EIA - which was produced by Adura - concluded that the emissions were "not significant".

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

Holly: Former Manchester United man Alejandro Garnacho may be well fancied after arriving at Villa on loan from Chelsea this summer, but Emi Buendia may be hard to displace in midfield.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

The only option to build the facility was to demolish the Trojans’ longtime baseball field and displace the program for multiple seasons.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

None of these reforms would displace Slaughter’s core holding.

From Slate Jul. 13, 2026

We do not yet have a science strong enough to displace the myth.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

The report lays out a death spiral for the economy in which AI displaces white-collar workers, who are then unemployed and have no money to spend, which causes economic ruin.

From Barron's Feb. 25, 2026

Buyers should ask themselves if they really need Subaru’s heroic AWD hardware, the cost of which displaces value in other parts of the car.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 23, 2026

He warns against weakening workers' bargaining power, especially as technology displaces jobs and unemployment remains high.

From BBC Nov. 27, 2025

But opponents say it displaces businesses in downtown Inglewood and would be cheaper and more efficient to create dedicated bus lanes to and from the entertainment district.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 25, 2024

Consequently, a block of wood floating in a tank displaces less than its own weight in water.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Villagers had returned home following the June truce after being displaced by the war.

From Barron's Sep. 7, 2026

The volcano collapsed in December 2018 triggering a huge tsunami which killed over 400 people, and displaced and injured thousands more on the nearby coastlines of Sumatra and Java.

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

A 2018 tsunami triggered by a collapse of parts of Anak Krakatau killed 429 people and left thousands displaced.

From Barron's Sep. 7, 2026

The report concluded that 2,191 homeless people would be displaced if the security perimeters measured a half-mile around venues.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

So many of my people were stuck in camps in Rwanda, displaced and stateless, living out their lives in tents.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana

No. But like the books it makes clear the well-founded fear that settlers had about the Native Americans around them, and the oblivious attitude of the pioneers toward the people they were displacing.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

Fourth of July fireworks sparked dangerous explosions and raging fires across Southern California, leaving several injured and displacing families.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

The blaze at Jatiwaringin landfill, on the outskirts of the capital Jakarta, has spread across more than 15 hectares, smothering the area in thick, toxic smoke and displacing hundreds of local residents.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

“There are concerns about AI displacing some of their own business, and the capital spending is a big issue.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 6, 2026

And yet Galileo realized, not only that ice was lighter than water, but also—it must have been an extraordinary shock—that bodies often float without displacing their own weight in water.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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