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
Does neighborhood revitalization have to result in community displacement?
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Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
Its core search and ad businesses have been viewed as being at high risk for displacement by generative AI services like OpenAI.
—Hope King, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024
The conflict in the Middle East is likely to create more displacement.
—Paul Klein, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Mohammed and others staying in makeshift displacement camps have survived Israeli bombardments that have laid waste to Gaza’s streets for over a year, enduring catastrophic violence, constant killings and disfigurement, and crippling hunger.
—Abeer Salman, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
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Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
Its core search and ad businesses have been viewed as being at high risk for displacement by generative AI services like OpenAI.
—Hope King, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024
The conflict in the Middle East is likely to create more displacement.
—Paul Klein, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Mohammed and others staying in makeshift displacement camps have survived Israeli bombardments that have laid waste to Gaza’s streets for over a year, enduring catastrophic violence, constant killings and disfigurement, and crippling hunger.
—Abeer Salman, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
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“Displacement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/displacement. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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