replacement

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Because some of these replacement chemicals remain in the atmosphere for decades, TFA pollution is expected to continue increasing.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

He had big boots to fill as well after Viktor Gyokeres departed for Arsenal with the Colombian his direct replacement.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 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

Over the past 13,000 years the predominant trend in human society has been the replacement of smaller, less complex units by larger, more complex ones.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond