as in to evict
to end the occupancy or possession of
opponents of gentrification claim that the process unfairly dispossesses poorer residents of their long-established homes
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The 21-year-old centre-back won the first real exchange after 12 minutes, emerging victorious from an aerial duel and then dispossessing the former Manchester City striker moments later.
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Andy Jones, The Athletic, 20 Aug. 2024
And what about the thousands of Native Californians who were dispossessed—of their lives as well as the land—but never offered reparations?
—Michelle Weber, Longreads, 4 Dec. 2024
Everton’s goalkeeper took a heavy first touch, and Son dispossessed him and tapped the ball into an empty net.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 24 Aug. 2024
This includes the value of each franchise’s 3.4% interest in Soccer United Marketing — the marketing arm of MLS — which is acquired/dispossessed in tandem with the sale of a team.
—Beck Andrew Salgado, Austin American-Statesman, 22 May 2024
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Andy Jones, The Athletic, 20 Aug. 2024
And what about the thousands of Native Californians who were dispossessed—of their lives as well as the land—but never offered reparations?
—Michelle Weber, Longreads, 4 Dec. 2024
Everton’s goalkeeper took a heavy first touch, and Son dispossessed him and tapped the ball into an empty net.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 24 Aug. 2024
This includes the value of each franchise’s 3.4% interest in Soccer United Marketing — the marketing arm of MLS — which is acquired/dispossessed in tandem with the sale of a team.
—Beck Andrew Salgado, Austin American-Statesman, 22 May 2024
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“Dispossess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispossess. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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