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replacement

[ri-pleys-muhnt] / rɪˈpleɪs mənt /
NOUN
substitute
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The modeling indicates that almost all of the TFA detected there originates from CFC replacement chemicals, despite the region being far removed from major sources of emissions.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

His replacement, John Ternus, did not appear as part of the main keynote presentation but was seated in the front row next to Cook at a media briefing on the company's new Siri AI features.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

The U.S. total fertility rate has been at or below the so-called replacement rate of 2.1 for around half a century, ever since the baby boom peaked around 1960.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Maine law would give state Democrats the opportunity to name a replacement candidate if Platner drops out by July 13.

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026

To the surprise of many of the department’s critics, Stone selected J. Edgar Hoover, the twenty-nine-year-old deputy director of the bureau, to serve as acting director while he searched for a permanent replacement.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann




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