as in expulsion
the forced removal from a homeland
the displacement of Jews from the land of their ancestors
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Recent Examples of displacement
America, whose Constitution was formulated by white men, struggled to live up to its founding ideals in the days of slavery and displacement of Native Americans.
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Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
The same report projects a churning labor market, with the WEF estimating a net 78 million new jobs by 2030 once creation and displacement are netted out, with enough roles based on human taste and judgment to more than replace those lost to AI.
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Elton Chan,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Sambom called on Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto to open international negotiations aimed at resolving the decades-long conflict in Papua, which separatists say has resulted in civilian deaths and mass displacement.
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ABC News,
2 July 2026
Climate change, conflict, environmental disruption, urbanization, population displacement, and increased human-animal interactions are creating opportunities for pathogens to emerge in new places and in new combinations.
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Krutika Kuppalli,
STAT,
1 July 2026
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Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
The same report projects a churning labor market, with the WEF estimating a net 78 million new jobs by 2030 once creation and displacement are netted out, with enough roles based on human taste and judgment to more than replace those lost to AI.
—
Elton Chan,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Sambom called on Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto to open international negotiations aimed at resolving the decades-long conflict in Papua, which separatists say has resulted in civilian deaths and mass displacement.
—
ABC News,
2 July 2026
Climate change, conflict, environmental disruption, urbanization, population displacement, and increased human-animal interactions are creating opportunities for pathogens to emerge in new places and in new combinations.
—
Krutika Kuppalli,
STAT,
1 July 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for displacement
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Accra’s 1969 migrant expulsion and Uganda’s mass ban three years later both triggered capital flight and supply chain chaos.
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The poems explore themes of loss, identity, artmaking and the natural world, as well as the 1885 expulsion of Chinese immigrants from Eureka, California.
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But the court also said the people facing deportation must pursue their cases individually where they are being held, under what are called habeas petitions, rather than collectively, under what is called a class action.
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Nearly half of all respondents in deportation proceedings filed in California courts do not have legal representation, according to TRAC data.
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“Displacement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/displacement. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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