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[ri-plays] / rɪˈpleɪs /


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“Last summer, they complained about needing to replace their roof. A few months later, they bought a new SUV.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

That changed the following December, when that sporting director - Dan Ashworth - was sacked amid a difference of opinion over who should replace Erik ten Hag as manager.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

Unlike a traditional filling, the treatment does not replace lost tooth structure.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026

Last summer, they complained they needed to replace their roof.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 25, 2026

And even worse, my parents cant replace it right now.

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

Amberley Ruck replaces Ffion Lewis, with Zoe Heeley moving from centre to the wing.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

You might think of this novel as a rebuttal or counterpoint to its forerunner, a book that replaces roseate campus fantasy with spikier societal conflicts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

Brewers manager Pat Murphy promptly replaces Uribe with left-hander DL Hall, who had been warming up.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

Theagreement replaces the "Wheel Deal" system, which rotated the gala among major networks like ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

She closes her fist, walks into her room, and replaces the stone inside the model house.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

While the company acknowledged that AI is automating tasks, it said the roles being eliminated weren’t being replaced by AI.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

Rate cuts helped housing, residential construction and consumer durables to turn around within a few quarters, and a stock-market mania was then replaced by a housing boom.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

Eight of the Central Committee's seats lie vacant, with another 15 members under investigation and at risk of being replaced.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

Matheus Cunha is also on the bench after being replaced at half-time in Italy, along with Lisandro Martinez, who spoke out about the United hierarchy following the 2-0 defeat at Atletico Madrid this month.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

The theories of the Localizers and Whole Brainers are being replaced by a new experimental brain science.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

Another shopper had suggested replacing saffron with a canned drink.

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026

MeRT, in contrast, aims to provide a more targeted solution, comparable to identifying and replacing the damaged shingles responsible for the problem.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

Italian newspaper La Repubblica, external claimed on Thursday that Conte had held talks with United's board about replacing Michael Carrick following the 4-1 defeat against Como on Wednesday.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Ukraine has few good options for replacing Starshield, said Michael Kofman, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

“And forget about replacing my phone or getting me a tablet.”

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


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