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replace

[ri-plays] / rɪˈpleɪs /


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Volumes fell 2% in the latest quarter, and The Wall Street Journal reported KFC has struck a deal to replace Pepsi with Coca-Cola at thousands of its U.S. restaurants.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

“You’re getting little snippets of life, and to experience that with a group of people is really powerful, and a computer can’t replace that.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Microsoft does not need to replace every Nvidia chip to strengthen its negotiating position.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

The reform will replace the widespread "6x1" system -- six days of work followed by one day off -- with a five-day week, gradually reducing the maximum working week from 44 to 40 hours.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

He needed to find someone to replace him; otherwise he would have to talk to Mother Water Monster, who was certainly still very angry with all humans.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

Zambia's new deal replaces support that for years flowed largely through US programmes.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

This new record replaces the record set after 5 months of new record-highs in 2025, says the EIA.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

In effect, the system replaces a computationally demanding digital decoding network with a physical process that can handle many streams in parallel.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

Abbott replaces interim director Ann Goldstein, who stepped in last July when Johanna Burton left somewhat unexpectedly for the Institute of Contemporary Art at the University of Pennsylvania.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

Mom replaces Abuela’s bedding with fresh sheets and a lamb’s wool blanket we brought from home.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

Zacharia replaced secretary Karoline Leavitt, who resigned from the position in August.

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026

I let my mom lead and noted that the walking stick she’d been carrying for the last three years had been replaced by hiking poles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

But he soon became disillusioned when his new job was replaced -- by AI.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

The Frenchman has led the team since he replaced Christian Horner following the Briton's sacking in the summer of 2025 after 20 years in charge.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

General Philippe Pétain, who replaced Nivelle as commander in chief, dealt with the mutiny more through persuasion than punishment.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

In an interview with AFP last month, Banga said the private capital should be seen as augmenting, not replacing, development financing and that it is needed to address the developing world's vast financial needs.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Apple says another reason to use its system is privacy, though it remains to be seen whether that is enough to persuade people to go through the trouble of replacing their existing system.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Roberts brought in left-hander Kris Bubic, replacing right-hander Roki Sasaki after a hitless inning, to face the left-handed-heavy heart of the order.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Hynes also gives examples of changes on the recently nationalised Thameslink; investment in better cleaning, improving toilets and replacing unpopular upright "ironing-board" seats.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

First and most directly, domestic animals became the societies’ major source of animal protein, replacing wild game.

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


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