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as in deprivation
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as in displacement
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Recent Examples of dispossession
Spanning 1542, 1988 and 2023, the film follows three generations of the Kambeba people resisting the long consequences of European invasion and dispossession.
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Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026
In his report, Roth outlines the Indigenous determinants of health, ranging from land tenure and governance authority that strengthen Indigenous well-being to risk indicators like land dispossession and exclusion from decision-making.
—Anita Hofschneider, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
Indigenous artists and collectives who live in rural communities—far from the capitals, far from art-world infrastructure—and who contend daily with continuing forms of colonial dispossession have to perform multiple acts of translation before their work reaches the museum.
—María Carri, Artforum, 16 Apr. 2026
Amid this widespread dispossession, the first basic income proposals arose.
—Will Glovinsky, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
There was so much violence and death and dispossession, and Francisco was sort of born in the midst of that.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
Its occupation of the West Bank has entrenched a system of dispossession and daily violence, as Palestinians are killed, arrested and displaced while Israeli settlers, protected by the Israel Defense Forces and supported by the United States, expand into Palestinian land.
—Ken Barnes, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2026
Critics of Israel often rightly point out that Palestinian radicalization is less the result of inveterate ideology than of continuous Israeli occupation, violence, and dispossession.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
There’s this interplay of development and deprivation, of unbridled growth and displacement and dispossession.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026
In his report, Roth outlines the Indigenous determinants of health, ranging from land tenure and governance authority that strengthen Indigenous well-being to risk indicators like land dispossession and exclusion from decision-making.
—Anita Hofschneider, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
Indigenous artists and collectives who live in rural communities—far from the capitals, far from art-world infrastructure—and who contend daily with continuing forms of colonial dispossession have to perform multiple acts of translation before their work reaches the museum.
—María Carri, Artforum, 16 Apr. 2026
Amid this widespread dispossession, the first basic income proposals arose.
—Will Glovinsky, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
There was so much violence and death and dispossession, and Francisco was sort of born in the midst of that.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
Its occupation of the West Bank has entrenched a system of dispossession and daily violence, as Palestinians are killed, arrested and displaced while Israeli settlers, protected by the Israel Defense Forces and supported by the United States, expand into Palestinian land.
—Ken Barnes, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2026
Critics of Israel often rightly point out that Palestinian radicalization is less the result of inveterate ideology than of continuous Israeli occupation, violence, and dispossession.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
There’s this interplay of development and deprivation, of unbridled growth and displacement and dispossession.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispossession
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Outside of those classes, the most difficult thing about the experience is the sleep deprivation.—
Heather Greenwood Davis,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Apr. 2026
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Diets and food deprivation did not.—
Ralphie Aversa,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 2026
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Long engaged with questions of violence, displacement, and the politics of gender, Malani here turns to the myth of Orestes to probe the historical roots of power and its persistence in the present.—
Eana Kim,
ARTnews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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Turnout there was 23%, but officials cited challenges including large-scale displacement and outdated civil registry records.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Apr. 2026
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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
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The earthly experience of personal grief and privation that inspired such transcendent beauty is mind-bending in its own way.—
Eric Bulson,
The Atlantic,
2 Jan. 2026
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We also are deeply troubled by the cancellation of the $11 million grant to Catholic Charities of Miami, which played a very important part with the resettlement of Syrian and Afghan refugees in Miami and elsewhere.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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Congo, already hosting over 600,000 refugees and in an active armed conflict, is not considered a safe or suitable resettlement option, VanDiver said.—
Mariam Khan,
ABC News,
22 Apr. 2026
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The indictment also seeks the forfeiture of cash and firearms seized during the investigation, officials said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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Public plans often have more restrictions based on misconduct, but the standard for forfeiture typically relies on a criminal conviction, according to experts.—
Anna Liss-Roy The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
27 Apr. 2026
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Most fans understand that the need for more professional-caliber resources wasn’t going to be met under Mohegan Tribe ownership, but there is deep frustration over the Sun’s relocation out of New England.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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Officials initially concluded that the relocation did not warrant strict controls.—
Dewardric L. McNeal,
CNBC,
28 Apr. 2026
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The government actually deported more than six hundred and seventy-five thousand people, but getting just to that number involved broad and violent sweeps and the expulsion of people who were in the country legally, actions that led to widespread protests.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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Their film, created by a Palestinian-Israeli collective during oppressive times, aims to challenge the ongoing expulsion and propose a vision of equality.—
Brande Victorian,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Apr. 2026
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Democrats press Hegseth over reasons for war Wednesday’s hearing stretched nearly six hours as Democrats and some Republicans questioned Hegseth over the war and his ouster of several top military leaders.—
Ben Finley,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Democrats press about reasons for war Wednesday’s hearing stretched nearly six hours as Democrats and some Republicans questioned Hegseth over the war and his ouster of several top military leaders.—
Ben Finley,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Dispossession.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispossession. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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