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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

Universities might redesign curricula around anticipated AI displacement rather than the skills employers actually demand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 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

When Colin was about four, he read a book about Archimedes, the Greek philosopher who’d discovered that volume could be measured by water displacement when he sat down in the bathtub.

From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green




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