displace
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None of these reforms would displace Slaughter’s core holding.
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026
In the US, unions have warned robotaxis could displace taxi, delivery and freight drivers.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
That means the record markdowns last year don’t factor in the extent of concerns that artificial-intelligence agents like Anthropic’s Claude Cowork, launched in January, will displace traditional software tools.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
Some creatives are concerned that the technology could displace jobs; others worry that their likenesses are being used to train AI models without their permission or compensation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
The news about DNA and the genetic code did not displace an earlier dogma; there was nothing much there to be moved aside.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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For Africa’s poorest importers, every mini-grid, solar farm, battery and electric bus that displaces fuel imports reduces exposure to the next oil shock, though high borrowing costs, currency risk and weak grids remain major constraints.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026
For eight hours, the 65-year-old displaces tonnes of steel that will become ship hulls and wind turbine components.
From Barron's ● Mar. 7, 2026
Hochman has not taken a public position on the Menendez case, but has said he intends to review the decision if he displaces Gascón.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2024
But, some experts warn it contributes to shorter attention spans, exposes children to harmful content, and displaces other activities such as playing outside or talking to friends.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2024
It is perfectly correct to claim that in a boundless fluid a floating body displaces its own weight in water.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order that directed the state to review policies and practices that help displaced workers and efforts to improve training for the unemployed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
One person is dead and 60 others have been displaced following a fire at a Baldwin Park townhouse community, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Fishermen continue to work at sea, giving the catch to villagers as well as people displaced by the quakes, he told AFP, adding that authorities are covering the fuel costs.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
Rowlinson lamented that "hundreds" of people had been displaced, adding that many locals had offered spare rooms, bars and restaurants.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
As fighting continued, in 1781 in eastern Ohio, British troops displaced residents of the Moravian villages.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
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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
“There are concerns about AI displacing some of their own business, and the capital spending is a big issue.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026
The earthquake, which struck on Monday morning, triggered tsunami warnings in Indonesia, south of Mindanao and across Japan's Pacific coast, displacing tens of thousands of people.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
Capybaras have been migrating to cities since the 2000s, as Brazilian metro areas grew, displacing their old habitats.
From Slate ● May 27, 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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