resettlements

noun

plural of resettlement
as in relocations

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  1. migrations
  2. displacements
  3. deportations
  4. expulsions
  5. diasporas
  6. dispersions
  7. evacuations
Noun
  • The Great Hunger and subsequent Irish migrations still burden those scattered among cliffs and bogs; and when Tomás emerges from a wood, transformed by a mystical encounter, Liam must push them to finish their task.
    — Hamilton Cain, Time, 7 July 2026
  • The model was discussed less like a chatbot and more like a working engine for long software jobs, deep research, code migrations and multi-step reasoning.
    — Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Definition of migrations
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  • Officials were still working to confirm the number of displacements and said they would be assisted with housing by the American Red Cross, according to Partridge.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 10 July 2026
  • As the cost of quantifying and automating information falls toward zero, such wins and displacements will multiply faster and farther than most institutions can adapt.
    — Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of displacements
Noun
  • Mullin replied that his department was in lockstep with the president’s team and boasted that arrests and deportations were rising.
    — David Nakamura, Washington Post, 16 July 2026
  • On its face, the policy does not require visa denials or deportations.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 15 July 2026
Definition of deportations
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  • Diabetes experts in an uproar over meeting expulsions Five days ago, security officers escorted five diabetes experts out of the American Diabetes Association meeting for handing out copies of an editorial criticizing federal research cuts.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 10 June 2026
  • The Board of Education approves the Orange County Depart of Education’s annual budget, also hearing appeals for expulsions, charter school applications and inter-district transfers.
    — Victoria Le, Oc Register, 3 June 2026
Definition of expulsions
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  • Not only do Brazilian fans love to travel to support their national team, but New Jersey is also home to one of the largest Brazilian diasporas in the country.
    — Doha Madani, NBC news, 5 July 2026
  • Almost overnight, a player from a country with the world’s 13th-largest population of about 113 million but with almost no professional tennis tradition is carrying one of the globe’s biggest diasporas from tournament to tournament.
    — Douglas Robson, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
Definition of diasporas
Noun
  • Stable dispersions lasted for up to a month, supported by strong negative zeta potentials in both water and ethanol.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 20 Dec. 2025
  • The lens design features 16 elements, including four extra-low dispersions (ED) elements and three aspherical elements, along with Nikon's advanced lens coatings to minimize chromatic aberration and ghosting even in challenging lighting conditions.
    — Harry Bennett, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Definition of dispersions
Noun
  • Summit Fire evacuations An evacuation order and evacuation warnings are in effect for the Summit Fire.
    — Paris Barraza, USA Today, 10 July 2026
  • The fire has prompted numerous evacuations in the area, including the complete evacuation of the town of Eureka, which has a population of just over 600.
    — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 23 June 2026
Definition of evacuations
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