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displacement

noun as in dislocation

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“Many of you have faced uncertainty, displacement and loss, and yet, Malibu’s resilience and strength have shown through.”

Bumper-to-bumper traffic has clogged the roads leading to Damascus as refugees in neighboring countries stream home after years of forced displacement.

“They chimed in, ‘There is so much risk of displacement: A lot of residents getting kicked out; no affordable options.

Our documentary winner, the haunting “No Other Land,” a look at the devastating costs of displacement in the southern West Bank, could also be seen as a corrective.

Rent control is a valuable tool for keeping communities stable and preventing displacement and homelessness in an expensive real estate market.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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