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Recent Examples of dispossession
But the forcible dispossession and displacement of Palestinians, the deprivation of their basic rights, has been a hallmark of the Zionist movement and of Israeli governments.
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Hussein Agha, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
Nine years later, the trial begins and the film weaves courtroom footage with community voices and images to uncover the deep colonial roots of land dispossession.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2025
Hussein Agha, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
Nine years later, the trial begins and the film weaves courtroom footage with community voices and images to uncover the deep colonial roots of land dispossession.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispossession
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Two of the bribery charges and one misdemeanor count of deprivation of rights under the color of law were dismissed at the prosecution’s request over concerns about the victims’ health and welfare.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
17 Sep. 2025
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Still, a few common themes emerge, including floating and sensory deprivation, and the healing that can arise from these types of experiences.—
Carley Rojas Ávila,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The former are the fleet's largest, with a displacement of 6,500 tons.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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That fear of disruption, displacement, and manipulation is driving quite a bit of angst, globally.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Since 2022, Russia repeatedly urged China to act quickly to save its economy from inevitable privations stemming from the collapse of its Western market.—
Ariel Cohen,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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At first, the complaints from workers who'd escaped -- detailing forced labor, privation and torture -- had seemed extraordinary to Rezende.—
Terrence McCoy The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
31 Aug. 2025
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Mark Hetfield, president of the refugee resettlement group HIAS, defended the existing global agreements as ensuring people would never be subject to persecution without an escape route.—
Ted Hesson,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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According to our Homestead Experience Coordinator, these bespoke technologies were programmed just for us, maximizing the benefits of our changing climate and our reshaped biomes, all while taking the messy human guesswork out of relocation and resettlement.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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In 2024, the DEA suspended one program used in airport seizures, but other federal and local law enforcement agencies are still allowed to use a practice called civil asset forfeiture.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Sep. 2025
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Following the 2022 raid, the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a forfeiture motion for almost $150,000, claiming the church and its Bible seminary swindled hundreds of military members out of more than $22 million.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Taylor and Steven are planning for the future, which includes a West Coast relocation as a new romance between budding chef Jeremiah (Gavin Casalegno) and Denise, who also has her sights out West, begins to bloom.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
17 Sep. 2025
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Wayne State University business professor Marick Masters said the opening of a new global headquarters at Ford and GM represents more than a geographical relocation.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
Freep.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The 1876 expulsion and fire are part of the historical record.—
Beth Lew-Williams,
New Yorker,
13 Sep. 2025
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Directed by Hayes from his own script, Pools casts rising star Odessa A’zion as Kennedy, a rebellious college student who has one day to get her life together or face expulsion.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Sep. 2025
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Brendan Carr has suddenly emerged as a top target for Democrats and a hero for the MAGA world following Jimmy Kimmel’s ouster from his late-night talk show.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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The lawsuit also claims taxpayer funds were improperly used to pay for an investigation by retired Judge LaDoris Cordell, which fueled calls for Corpus’s ouster, and describes the probe as a pretext to discredit her administration.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Dispossession.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispossession. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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