substitute
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Gonzalez was an unused substitute at the weekend as Manchester City came from behind to defeat Bournemouth 2-1 in manager Enzo Maresca's first Premier League game in charge of the club.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Fernandez came on as a second-half substitute in Monday's 3-2 win over Fulham and was booed by home supporters because of his role in England's World Cup exit.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
But he added: "Maybe he believes that statues and buildings and other things named for him will substitute for the kind of performance in office that makes you a memorable president."
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
“Sales of our proteins and modifiers have increased 300 to 400%. They’ll substitute out three ounces of chicken and get a full chicken breast, which is eight ounces of chicken.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
Being a substitute teacher not only paid relatively well, but it also allowed me to pick and choose assignments that worked with my training and travel schedule.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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In most cases, demographic reports have become substitutes for the harder work of investigating actual complaints.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
In a world where influencers warn of spiked cortisol levels and disrupted circadian rhythms, plenty of consumers are turning to prebiotic sodas, sugar-free beverages, and refreshers as substitutes.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
On Wednesday, they had 21 substitutes for their 1-0 defeat by Juventus in Hong Kong.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
The competitive threat posed by cheaper Chinese substitutes has once again assailed semiconductor stocks, leading to dramatic falls in some of the biggest memory chip makers in Asia on Tuesday.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
As with so many other things, time is the key factor—speed in discovering the deficiency, and speed in administering hormonal substitutes.
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
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I concluded Hemmings must have been substituted because of his performance, but Emery confirmed afterwards the plan was always for him to play just 45 minutes.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Its header, though, showed it came from his address, with IRS.GOV substituted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Rodri, who had been substituted in extra-time, ran over from the dugout to join his team-mates.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
This was the first time he had failed to score at the World Cup and, by the time he was substituted in extra-time, he had failed to register a single shot on target.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
“One of these, substituted for a regular meal,” C.C. said.
From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan
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"Instead of changing the team's tactics or style of play, Hong simply tried to solve the problem by substituting players."
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
“Nostalgia is basically substituting what you feel now for what actually happened then, right? I have no nostalgia for childhood summers because nothing happened.”
From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2026
Back in 2005, when Roberts rhapsodized about Indiana farmland and an endless horizon punctuated only by silos and barns, he was substituting a humble, real-life Midwest upbringing for his own.
From Slate ● May 7, 2026
“I have never seen so much momentum in substituting aluminum for steel,” said Lourenco Goncalves, chief executive of steelmaker Cleveland-Cliffs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026
The top had a decoupage portrait of a nineteenth-century princess twisting a pearl necklace, which Phil had altered by substituting my face.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
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