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displaces

  • present tense form of displace (3rd person singular).

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The report lays out a death spiral for the economy in which AI displaces white-collar workers, who are then unemployed and have no money to spend, which causes economic ruin.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

He warns against weakening workers' bargaining power, especially as technology displaces jobs and unemployment remains high.

From BBC • Nov. 27, 2025

The Pentagon has estimated that the Fujian, which displaces more than 80,000 tons when fully loaded, can deploy up to 40 fixed-wing aircraft alongside a complement of helicopters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

T. oblanceolata displaces the previous genome record holder, a modestly sized flowering plant called Paris japonica that has 149 billion base pairs.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2024

We are not conscious of daylight as that which displaces darkness.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams