displaced

Example Sentences

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So far, some 3,666 people have been killed, Lebanon’s Health Ministry says, while a quarter of the population has been displaced and more than a tenth of the country occupied.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

I see no reason to believe that the AI revolution will be different—and every reason to believe that policymakers should make every effort to connect displaced workers with the many new opportunities AI will create.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Some 7 million people are displaced within Congo, mostly in the eastern provinces, of which Ituri is one.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

Some 1.47 million people are displaced in gang-ravaged Haiti, the United Nations' migration agency said Friday, warning that its ability to help could dry up within months.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

We could equally say that Archimedes had recognized the implications of something he already knew—that he displaced water when he got into the bath.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton