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displacement

[dis-pleys-muhnt] / dɪsˈpleɪs mənt /


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Experienced workers in routine information-processing roles—adjusting insurance claims, translating documents, writing standard ad copy—face genuine displacement risk.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 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

Born in the U.S. to a Palestinian father and a Mexican mother, who left their countries escaping violence, Colette Ghunim is a child of displacement and migration.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

"Conflict and displacement make everything harder," he said.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

That had been Nicholas’s job for all of his short life, and, as his mother recalled, he did not take displacement well.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times




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