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replace

[ri-pleys] / rɪˈpleɪs /


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Industry groups are urging the government to create legal pathways for seasonal foreign labour, arguing that sectors such as agriculture have become dependent on migrant workers and cannot replace them overnight.

From Barron's Jul. 26, 2026

DWP plans to replace about 45 miles of mainline, which deliver water to individual services across neighborhoods, this fiscal year.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2026

The researchers also emphasized that drinking coffee should complement, not replace, well-established approaches to protecting liver health.

From Science Daily Jul. 25, 2026

In travel news this week, JetBlue won the contest to replace Spirit Airlines at New York’s LaGuardia Airport.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

“Sure. Just like that. And do you know who is going to replace Keeler? Lem Harvey!”

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham

And one in five Americans believes Social Security is all that’s necessary, even though it replaces only 40% of the average worker’s wages when retiring at age 65.

From MarketWatch Jul. 23, 2026

Sanjay Gaba, president of the All India Gig and Platform Workers Union, said the system simply replaces one form of exploitation with another.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

He replaces Rachel Reeves, who had served as Sir Keir's chancellor since Labour's 2024 landslide election win.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

Some arias are cut; Donna Elvira’s Act 2 “Mi tradì” replaces her Act 1 “Ah, fuggi il traditor,” and there is no moralizing epilogue after the Don goes to hell.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

She removes my shoes and replaces them with silk house socks that button along my ankles.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

Pep Guardiola - the man Maresca has replaced - said last October: "In the World Cup, he will be the best Rodri, and next season he will be the best Rodri."

From BBC Jul. 25, 2026

In 1978 she replaced her late husband Hubert, who represented Minnesota in the Senate after serving as Lyndon Johnson’s vice president.

From Slate Jul. 24, 2026

Weeks after her appointment, Sanofi replaced Houman Ashrafian as research-and-development head and picked Paulo Fontoura as his successor.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

Like his son, Jim Tracy was given an interim manager title when he replaced Clint Hurdle in May 2009 after Colorado’s poor start.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

A server took away the remains of the pig and replaced it with a heaping pile of crescent-shaped, fried chebureki.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack

The places that are effectively replacing families with affluent childless adults are so far avoiding this fate.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

For employers, the challenge is not only finding workers, but replacing years of experience.

From Barron's Jul. 26, 2026

She argues women aren't replacing men as the pursuers, they simply have greater freedom to act on what they want.

From BBC Jul. 25, 2026

Over the years Universal has been required to make alterations to its attractions, such as replacing some live special effects in its “Waterworld” show with prerecorded digital tracks.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

“It only takes a second,” he said, replacing the orange cap.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas




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