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
Many of those displaced were already living in precarious conditions after previous displacements.
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Elaine Mallon, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2025
No Other Land, which documented the Palestinians resisting displacement in Masafer Yatta, won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film at the 2025 Oscars.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2025
Violence in Port-au-Prince has led to record levels of displacement, exacerbating humanitarian conditions, UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said during a press briefing on Wednesday.
—Michael Rios, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025
Still, workers in the industry are already losing jobs, with concept artists, voice actors and animators at the forefront of that displacement.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Mar. 2025
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Elaine Mallon, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2025
No Other Land, which documented the Palestinians resisting displacement in Masafer Yatta, won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film at the 2025 Oscars.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2025
Violence in Port-au-Prince has led to record levels of displacement, exacerbating humanitarian conditions, UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said during a press briefing on Wednesday.
—Michael Rios, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025
Still, workers in the industry are already losing jobs, with concept artists, voice actors and animators at the forefront of that displacement.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Displacement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/displacement. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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