relocation

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Recent Examples of relocation The league constitution is a contract between teams, owners and the league that details league authority over teams, including with respect to ownership, relocation, discipline and territorial rights. Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 19 May 2026 Leaders will also meet in executive session to address the lawsuit and potential relocation plans for city staff. Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 19 May 2026 The 1,150-unit complex near Universal Studios had 113 claims of violations including harassment, unregistered units and nonpayment of relocation services for tenants evicted without fault. Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026 Crews have removed trees in the area of the Minnesota 36 and Lake Elmo Avenue intersection, and utility relocation work is underway, said Wayne Sandberg, director of the Washington County Department of Public Works. Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 18 May 2026 The Housing Assistance Corporation and Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Fall River, that are behind the relocation effort, tried to address community concerns in a statement. Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026 Now, if Edwards were to create a narrative regarding relocation, that would be a different story. Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 17 May 2026 In February, Alaska’s state goverment requested FEMA build permanent housing for the villages, but the request is still pending approval and relocation is not guaranteed. Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 17 May 2026 The settlement was the site of a river crossing over the Zambezi, however malaria became a serious problem, forcing relocation. Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relocation
Noun
  • Netflix picked up the rights to three more NFL contests amid government scrutiny over the migration of games from free TV to streaming.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
  • So how are bird enthusiasts able to track these migrations?
    Marta Hill, Scientific American, 13 May 2026
Noun
  • San José, the Costa Rican capital, in all its throughways and recreation spots, transforms into an emotional terrain through which all the existential torpor and dislocation reverberate.
    Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 16 May 2026
  • The selloff has also created dislocations further down the market cap spectrum.
    Steven Dudash, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • The conventions of American journalism don’t serve this shifting, multi-sided reality well.
    Ben Smith, semafor.com, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Land borders dispute since 1948 The creation of the state of Israel in 1948, which led to the mass displacement of over 750,000 Palestinians and a subsequent Arab-Israeli war in 1948, led to a further shifting of borders in the region.
    Mireille Rebeiz, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • In a stunning reversal, the Justice Department filed a motion in February seeking to drop criminal charges against the two Venezuelan men.
    Ashley Killough, CNN Money, 18 May 2026
  • Built for real work The robot can also rotate joints continuously because engineers eliminated cables running across joints, reducing wear and allowing greater freedom of motion.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 18 May 2026

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“Relocation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relocation. Accessed 20 May. 2026.

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