displacement

Example Sentences

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“Over the past two weeks alone, concerns about technological displacement have pressured shares of private credit firms, insurance brokers, wealth advisors, and providers of financial and legal data,” said Ole Hansen of Saxo Bank.

From Barron's

Like Puerto Rico, Hawaii became a U.S. colony in 1898 — and both islands have struggled against increasing gentrification and the displacement of local communities by wealthy outsiders.

From Los Angeles Times

She is the deputy director of Housing Now California, a coalition that fights displacement of tenants at the state and local levels.

From Los Angeles Times

These extra variations were designed to reflect realistic changes, such as compression and edge displacement, that occur as footprints are preserved over time.

From Science Daily

Performing at Celtic Connections in Glasgow this month, the group showcased traditional instruments that have survived displacement, colonisation and war.

From BBC