displacement
noun
the act of displacing.
displacements
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pluralof displacement.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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"We have not seen displacements like this for the last two decades," she added.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
This may not prove true for the displacements AI is beginning to trigger.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2025
This financialization of property led to a wave of speculation, evictions and displacements citywide as developers and landlords began to realize they could get more profit from their holdings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2025
U.S. officials voiced concerns over the how a major operation in the city would affect the around 1.3 million Palestinians who were sheltering there after eight months of violence and multiple displacements.
From Salon ● May 30, 2024
Even for Barnard’s Star, the investigation must be painstaking, a search for microscopic displacements of position on photographic plates exposed at the telescope over a period of decades.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
