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Industry groups are urging the government to create legal pathways for seasonal foreign labour, arguing that sectors such as agriculture have become dependent on migrant workers and cannot replace them overnight.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
DWP plans to replace about 45 miles of mainline, which deliver water to individual services across neighborhoods, this fiscal year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
The researchers also emphasized that drinking coffee should complement, not replace, well-established approaches to protecting liver health.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 25, 2026
In travel news this week, JetBlue won the contest to replace Spirit Airlines at New York’s LaGuardia Airport.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
For Hesterfowl replied: “The badger is not here to help you, Clare. She’s here to replace you.”
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
And one in five Americans believes Social Security is all that’s necessary, even though it replaces only 40% of the average worker’s wages when retiring at age 65.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
He replaces Yahya Sinwar, who was killed by the Israeli military in Gaza in October 2024.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Some arias are cut; Donna Elvira’s Act 2 “Mi tradì” replaces her Act 1 “Ah, fuggi il traditor,” and there is no moralizing epilogue after the Don goes to hell.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
An arborist tends to it every two weeks and the spa replaces 300 to 400 pots every three months.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
A scientist who replaces murine model with rats and mice will use up no more space on the page and be no less scientific.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
Pep Guardiola - the man Maresca has replaced - said last October: "In the World Cup, he will be the best Rodri, and next season he will be the best Rodri."
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
In 1978 she replaced her late husband Hubert, who represented Minnesota in the Senate after serving as Lyndon Johnson’s vice president.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026
One woman, Amanda, unexpectedly bowls him over, and as lust is replaced by love the pair become engaged—much to the horror of her wealthy English parents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
That Chad replaced Cora, who led the Red Sox to the 2018 World Series title in his first season, elicited mixed feelings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
“Gabe, focus,” Zach says, cool-guy voice replaced by this all-business man.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
The places that are effectively replacing families with affluent childless adults are so far avoiding this fate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
For employers, the challenge is not only finding workers, but replacing years of experience.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
And it’s not just replacing the aging pipelines that causes strain for utilities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
It said most of this would be found by replacing grants for international climate projects with loans.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Ask for two or ten or three hundred melons, and the number lets you off the hook by replacing the article altogether.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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