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
Books that explore displacement, migration, or conflict can gently open their worldview.
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Lauryn Higgins, Parents, 31 Dec. 2025
Troops have also forced out the camps’ populations, leading to the largest displacement in the West Bank since Israel captured the territory in 1967.
—Aref Tufaha, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2025
The new arrivals join some 62,000 returnees who have gradually come back to their homes after a lengthy displacement, during which the area was declared a closed military zone.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 30 Dec. 2025
In workplaces, agents raise concerns about automation, job displacement and surveillance.
—Thomas Şerban Von Davier, The Conversation, 29 Dec. 2025
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Israel’s first occupation of Gaza was characterized by war crimes, massacres, and expulsions.—
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Robert Eggers' first feature tells a folk horror tale about a devout family — led by father William (Ralph Ineson) and his wife, Katherine (Kate Dickie) — living on an isolated farm in 1630s New England after their expulsion from Puritan society.—
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A number of Venezuelans who were sent to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador and subsequently returned to Venezuela have tried to challenge their deportations in US courts.—
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An administrative warrant, by contrast, is issued internally by ICE and allows its agents to arrest someone for an immigration violation, such as overstaying a visa or failing to obey a deportation order.—
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“Displacement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/displacement. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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