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as in displacement
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Recent Examples of dispossession
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.
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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
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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Some research shows creatine may help with mood disorders, potentially including postpartum depression, in addition to countering sleep deprivation.—
Matt Fuchs,
Time,
2 Sep. 2025
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Haley was found guilty of two counts of deprivation of rights resulting in bodily injury and two counts of tampering with a witness, victim or informant.—
Phil Helsel,
NBC news,
28 Aug. 2025
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The plaintiffs argued the displacement was motivated by a desire to limit readers' access to books with viewpoints that are unpopular and controversial in the area.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Even Bill Gates, who has been generally optimistic on AI and encouraged Gen Z workers to experiment with it, said being experienced with AI may not prevent job displacement.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
8 Sep. 2025
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Since 2022, Russia repeatedly urged China to act quickly to save its economy from inevitable privations stemming from the collapse of its Western market.—
Ariel Cohen,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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At first, the complaints from workers who'd escaped -- detailing forced labor, privation and torture -- had seemed extraordinary to Rezende.—
Terrence McCoy The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
31 Aug. 2025
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Tennessee’s history of supporting of refugees Tennessee for decades has accepted refugees since the country’s resettlement program began in 1980 with the passage of the Refugee Act.—
Kelly Puente,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
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Israel has floated similar resettlement proposals with other African nations.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
13 Aug. 2025
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These actions amount to an abdication of our international leadership and a forfeiture of our global influence.—
Jason Carter,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
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An interest that is similar to an option includes, but is not limited to, a warrant, a convertible debt instrument, an instrument other than debt that is convertible into stock, a put, a stock interest subject to risk of forfeiture, and a contract to acquire or sell stock.—
Carrie Brandon Elliot,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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The images, posted on X by David Albright of the Institute for Science and International Security, a Washington think tank, show the relocation of nearly two dozen large chillers once used to regulate centrifuge operations.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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Tuberville and others continued to push for the relocation, though.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Protesters, many older adults, were calling for the expulsion of the Israel-Premier Tech team which was stopped last week during a time trial by activists holding Palestinian flags.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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This latest expulsion followed an earlier Trump order revoking TPS protections granted by Biden in 2023 to another 348,000 Venezuelans, which brings the total number of expulsions of Venezuelan immigrants to more than 600,000.—
Andres Oppenheimer
September 5,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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That was until additional tips to the company’s hotline led to an investigation and Freixe’s ouster.—
Ian Chaffee,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Unlike the ouster of Saddam Hussein, the use of the military as leverage to dismantle a criminal regime won't leave Venezuela without leadership.—
Kristina Foltz,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Dispossession.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispossession. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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