as in expulsion
the forced removal from a homeland
the displacement of Jews from the land of their ancestors
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The displacements have led to the creation of four new displacement sites in the capital.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
No Other Land Even after sweeping national critics’ awards and being crowned in many of the Oscar precursors, no U.S. distributor will touch this film — made by a collective of Palestinian and Israeli activists — of the Israeli military’s systematic displacement of West Bank communities.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2025
The exhibition doesn’t shy away from A.I.’s potential harms, such as job displacement and the spread of disinformation.
—Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Feb. 2025
The Israeli military operation across several West Bank cities has displaced roughly 40,000 Palestinians from their homes, in what experts say is the biggest displacement of civilians in the territory since the Arab-Israeli war of 1967.
—Isabel Kershner, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
No Other Land Even after sweeping national critics’ awards and being crowned in many of the Oscar precursors, no U.S. distributor will touch this film — made by a collective of Palestinian and Israeli activists — of the Israeli military’s systematic displacement of West Bank communities.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2025
The exhibition doesn’t shy away from A.I.’s potential harms, such as job displacement and the spread of disinformation.
—Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Feb. 2025
The Israeli military operation across several West Bank cities has displaced roughly 40,000 Palestinians from their homes, in what experts say is the biggest displacement of civilians in the territory since the Arab-Israeli war of 1967.
—Isabel Kershner, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
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“Displacement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/displacement. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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