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replacement

[ri-plays-muhnt] / rɪˈpleɪs mənt /
NOUN
substitute
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A new report from CoBank’s Knowledge Exchange notes that “without sustained investment in fleet replacement and waterway infrastructure, higher transportation costs could pressure farm margins, grain basis levels and U.S. export competitiveness.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

The standard cosmological model continues to explain a broad range of astronomical observations, and any replacement must ultimately demonstrate comparable or greater success.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2026

“Hopefully, you have 50 years together and your grandchildren call him grandpa, but love is not a replacement for clarity,” said Wing.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026

But it has also created a situation where there’s no replacement ready to step in and take over Huang’s relentless schedule.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

For another, I couldn’t imagine Dad leaving without choosing and thoroughly training his replacement.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

He said it’s also likely she will pursue a ballot measure in 2028 — possibly a bond or tax hike — to raise money for sidewalk repairs, curb replacements, wheelchair ramps and other improvements.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

Sam Illo, who will make his home debut if called upon, Ronan Kelleher, Tom O'Toole, Ciaran Frawley and Bundee Aki are Ireland's other replacements.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

Understanding how the retina creates its specialized light-sensitive cells could eventually help scientists produce healthy replacements in the laboratory.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

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

Troops already over there will be whooping and hollering to see us replacements show up.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool


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