displace
Example Sentences
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Hypocrisy is the more-or-less conscious habit of saying one thing and doing another; projection is the mostly unconscious process of displacing one’s own unacceptable intentions onto other people’s presumed desires.
From Salon
In 2024, North Korea rejected international aid for floods that displaced thousands.
When he visited her grave, he saw a pile of stones and had an epiphany as he realised that, when gravediggers make space for a coffin, they don't return the stones they have displaced.
From BBC
Government programs have provided a cushion to displaced workers, but they have also impeded the transitions.
“In this environment, updates from models like Claude could become as market-moving as key economic data releases, as investors assess which businesses may be easily replicated or displaced by AI.”
From Barron's
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