displacement
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Isabelita Mercado Pineda, a government advisor for peace, victims and reconciliation in Bogotá, says forced displacement rose 300% between 2024 and 2025.
From BBC • Jun. 20, 2026
The proposal comes as Boyle Heights continues to grapple with tensions over displacement and who benefits from development.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2026
"We've seen it in places like Sudan, which is the world's largest displacement crisis as a result of the war there," she added.
From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026
Both imports from China and robot adoption had fairly negative displacement effects that were long-lasting, because they were sudden and the jobs they impacted were concentrated in certain local labor markets.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
The amount of displacement at any particular spot changes as the wave passes.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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