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replacement

[ri-plays-muhnt] / rɪˈpleɪs mənt /
NOUN
substitute
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During a wine grape strike in the Central Valley, Huerta and other UFW women once locked arms in a human blockade between the union’s male picketers and replacement workers wielding two-by-fours.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

A customer may have exacting preferences, a store may rearrange its shelves and an apparently suitable replacement may turn out to contain an allergen.

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026

Sorry, Audi-philes: There will be no replacement for the old A4 sedan, no convertible model and no wagon variant, what the company calls the Avant.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

One way of measuring that is to look at how generous the typical pension is relative to workers' average earnings - the replacement rate.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

He opens his mouth and points to the fake replacement, a little whiter than all the rest.

From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio

For example, investors earlier this year broadly dumped software stocks as they worried that AI would be able to create inexpensive replacements for established software.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

In other words, rather than serving only as replacements for dying neurons, immature cells could potentially help maintain the environment surrounding existing brain cells.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026

In 2021, the company promoted Carrot Academy, a collection of optional online lessons covering customer communication, produce selection and choosing appropriate replacements.

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026

Although Carrick is set to remain in charge for Sunday's Premier League match against Bournemouth, sources have told BBC Sport that United have begun the process of identifying possible replacements.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Post-revolution, Iran had issued a new form of birth certificates, and we needed to secure replacements.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi


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