dispossessions

Definition of dispossessionsnext
plural of dispossession
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Noun
  • Loyal’s drug is designed to trigger some of the same effects, without a dog having to face any of the deprivations experienced by GLP-1 users or the Labradors in the Purina study.
    Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026
  • Dyer notes that Cox may well have been confused by the mental and physical trauma of the sinking and the deprivations of five days adrift.
    Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 3 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Meanwhile, the European settlers, underprepared for actual conditions in the region, suffered great privations, and only 1,500 remained by 1832.
    Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Diaries kept by Eugenia Zieber describe the privations of the trail, chief among them the frequent deaths of fellow travelers.
    Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • In July 2025, Cadence Design Systems agreed to pay $95 million to the BIS and in fines and forfeitures to the Department of Justice.
    Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 13 May 2026
  • The brothers in their appeal were attacking the sentences and forfeitures from many angles.
    Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • After multiple displacements, most people here have almost nothing.
    Jane Arraf, NPR, 2 May 2026
  • In the rest of the world, such displacements accelerated in the 1970s and have continued into the 21st century, and Reinhardt says there are certainly thousands.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Until late in the season, Indiana had more losses than any other program in college football history.
    Antonio Morales, New York Times, 12 May 2026
  • Laurel won’t have a Triple Crown contender to offset losses.
    Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 11 May 2026
Noun
  • Some are backing away from exclusionary discipline like suspensions and expulsions and have embraced schoolwide approaches that reward positive behavior and provide social skills practice through games and role-playing.
    Stacker, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
  • Violators are supposed to get a warning before potential booting from the meeting, and two expulsions in a row can lead to a ban from proceedings.
    A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
Noun
  • After eight episodes, six banishments (both failed and successful), and one controversial blue sweater, Colton Underwood was officially murdered on The Traitors, thus ending the time of one of Season 4’s most controversial contestants.
    Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Underwood has been one of the most vocal Faithfuls this season and has led the charge on a number of misguided Faithful banishments, giving Rinna some room to maneuver out from under his argument.
    Megan McCluskey, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The agency is detaining people who are in the middle of applying for legal status, and the Justice Department has directed hard-line immigration judges to deny bail and ICE attorneys to pursue deportations as vigorously as possible.
    Caitlin Dickerson, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
  • Advocacy groups estimate only a couple of hundred third-country deportations, at most, have been carried out.
    Claire Galofaro, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
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“Dispossessions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispossessions. Accessed 18 May. 2026.

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