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as in deprivation
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as in displacement
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Recent Examples of dispossession
Moved by Arthur’s story of dispossession, Dale wrote out a new will, which would see his shares of Indian Head Hills returned to Arthur and Chutto.
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Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2025
That Haudenosaunee dispossession made the Erie Canal possible.
—Christine Keiner, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
By addressing notions of dispossession and racialization, Nolan aims at looking for ways to repair the world.
—Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025
Nguyen, who lives and works in Ho Chi Minh City, creates films and sculptures embodying the ripple effects of violence and dispossession.
—News Desk, Artforum, 8 Oct. 2025
But the forcible dispossession and displacement of Palestinians, the deprivation of their basic rights, has been a hallmark of the Zionist movement and of Israeli governments.
—Hussein Agha, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
Nine years later, the trial begins and the film weaves courtroom footage with community voices and images to uncover the deep colonial roots of land dispossession.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2025
Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2025
That Haudenosaunee dispossession made the Erie Canal possible.
—Christine Keiner, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
By addressing notions of dispossession and racialization, Nolan aims at looking for ways to repair the world.
—Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025
Nguyen, who lives and works in Ho Chi Minh City, creates films and sculptures embodying the ripple effects of violence and dispossession.
—News Desk, Artforum, 8 Oct. 2025
But the forcible dispossession and displacement of Palestinians, the deprivation of their basic rights, has been a hallmark of the Zionist movement and of Israeli governments.
—Hussein Agha, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
Nine years later, the trial begins and the film weaves courtroom footage with community voices and images to uncover the deep colonial roots of land dispossession.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispossession
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Despite these benefits, partners moving around in bed, snoring and having differing body temperatures can also cause sleep disruption and deprivation, Troxel noted.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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Mangan faces two counts each of deprivation of rights under color of law and false report.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
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Designed by Hydro Tec, the modern, muscular exterior is characterized by a sturdy steel displacement hull, a distinctive bulbous bow, and a lightweight aluminum superstructure.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
27 Oct. 2025
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Normal and reverse faults involve vertical displacement—known as dip-slip—while strike-slip faults feature horizontal movement.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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In August, global food security experts said that parts of Gaza were experiencing famine and that severe hunger and privation were widespread there.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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At seventy, Padura is a voice of a generation that endured a long war in Angola and the privations that followed the Soviet collapse.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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These include executive orders and regulatory changes to enforce immigration laws more strictly, pause or restrict refugee resettlement, reinstate rapid-expulsion policies like Title 42, expedite deportations, and increase border barrier construction.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Funds must be raised for reconstruction and resettlement.—
Bloomberg Opinion,
Twin Cities,
16 Oct. 2025
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The vehicle was seized pending forfeiture.—
Isabelle Friedman,
Boston Herald,
27 Oct. 2025
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The count of criminal forfeiture, if convicted, would require them to give up any assets or money obtained because of the crime.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
23 Oct. 2025
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An increase in world premieres, international guests and side events, along with the relocation to the more accessible and atmospheric Hibiya-Ginza-Yurakucho districts, are helping to boost the festival’s profile and clout.—
Gavin J Blair,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Oct. 2025
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Our lives were ones of constant relocation.—
Stephanie Land,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
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Abrego Garcia, currently in immigration custody, became a symbol of the administration’s hardline deportation policies after courts ruled his initial expulsion to El Salvador violated a standing order.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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The party called for the expulsion of the French ambassador, and thousands of people gathered in the streets to pressure the government to act on their demand.—
NPR,
NPR,
24 Oct. 2025
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Allen was among several captains who called for Corpus’ ouster last year over conflict-of-interest concerns and an allegedly hostile work environment, while Millbrae City Manager Tom Williams testified on her behalf during her removal proceedings last August.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
29 Oct. 2025
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The conflict has its roots in a feud between two of the country's most powerful men to emerge in the wake of longtime President Omar al-Bashir's April 2019 ouster at the hands of the military amid popular protests.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Dispossession.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispossession. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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