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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispossessions
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Make no mistake, though, Huus Quell is no retreat of deprivations.—
Jackie Caradonio,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Jan. 2026 -
But, after a quarter of a century of political fracturing, sanctions, and myriad economic deprivations, that isn’t the only task facing the country.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
4 Jan. 2026
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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
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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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The federal Victims of Crime Act fund, or VOCA, is funded by fines, penalties and bond forfeitures from convictions in federal cases.—
Tamia Fowlkes,
jsonline.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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The men were ordered to pay a total of $4,571,800 in restitution to the Michigan Department of Transportation, along with forfeitures totaling $4,073,200, the district attorney's office said.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
21 Nov. 2025
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Effective leaders find opportunities for augmenting their business through technology while protecting their brands and reputations from potential backlash to AI and robotics if they are associated with job displacements and negative economic and/or social impact.—
John M. Bremen,
Forbes.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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The manufacturer says the engine can be built with displacements ranging from 850 cc to 1150 cc, giving manufacturers flexibility across different models.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Dec. 2025
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At one point in the season, Pitt was 7-2 and won their first five games with true freshman Mason Heintschel at quarterback, who took over for Eli Holstein after back-to-back losses early in the year against West Virginia and Louisville.—
Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Bitcoin prices dropped over the weekend, declining to their lowest point of the year as multiple bearish factors combined to drive losses.—
Charles Lloyd Bovaird II,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The fallout led to tit-for-tat expulsions of senior diplomats, disruption of visa services, reduced consular staffing and a freeze on trade talks.—
Ken Moritsugu,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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The district reported nearly 10,000 suspensions and expulsions for the 2024-25 school year, according to the data.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Dec. 2025
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Faith in Minnesota alleged more than 2,000 deportations have run through the airport, claiming MSP employees have been detained by ICE at work and while commuting.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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But in both places, Republican and Democratic lawmakers were influential in intervening in individual cases to prevent deportations.—
Kelsey Norman,
The Conversation,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Dispossessions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispossessions. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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