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The White House released several games Thursday, with a placeholder that teased another one "coming soon."
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
Newly minted incumbent Darline Graham, the sister of Lindsey, was appointed to the seat initially as a placeholder.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
A sort of placeholder god of an American civil religion, as seen on our coinage?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
For the next three weeks, Mr González was referred to by his own coalition members as a "placeholder", who was widely expected to be replaced by a candidate with more name recognition.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2024
In any case, a symbol for zero—the placeholder in the base-10 numbering system—was certainly in use by the ninth century.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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