substitute
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This was a toss up between Victor Anichebe and Divock Origi, with both forwards contributing exactly half of all their Premier League goals as a substitute.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
Dzeko netted 50 Premier League goals for Manchester City, with more than a quarter of those coming as a substitute.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
Remarkably, the 24 he scored when coming on all came in different fixtures - which, of course, means he has also scored in more games as a substitute than anyone else.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
Flo scored 34% of his 38 Premier League goals as a substitute - the eighth-highest ratio for those with 20 top-flight goals or more, while he is also joint-eighth overall for goals from a substitute.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
Wouldn’t anyone who took your place be a poor substitute?
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
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Since the start of last season, Arsenal substitutes have contributed to 26 Premier League goals, which is more than any other side in the league.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
Mundhe has enforced bans on using newspapers to wrap food, synthetic dyes and banned analogue paneer - non-dairy cottage cheese substitutes.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
Many processed foods contain several forms of sugar and sugar substitutes at the same time.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026
But with some of these higher-protein, higher-fiber options, I’m using substitutes like protein pasta or bone broth rice to keep eating the things I want to eat while being a little more macro-conscious.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
We had substitutes for the rest of the year.
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
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Ronaldo started that game but was substituted in the 67th minute.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Thirty years since Berger, Smicer, Poborsky and Nedved endured their north London heartbreak, the creaking old stadium has long ago been substituted out and replaced by a Wembley fit for the 21st Century.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
They also substituted bamboo biochar for cement at concentrations of 0.5%, 1%, and 1.5%.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
So you suspect the beleaguered visitors will have been a little relieved to see him substituted late on after he had a hand in two of Leeds' goals in this impressive 4-1 win.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
At the end, he substituted a magic cooking pot for the bus that carried them to Resthaven.
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
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In fact, substituting toys for all hazards and unwanted behaviors are excellent protective measures.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
"Instead of changing the team's tactics or style of play, Hong simply tried to solve the problem by substituting players."
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
“Nostalgia is basically substituting what you feel now for what actually happened then, right? I have no nostalgia for childhood summers because nothing happened.”
From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2026
Back in 2005, when Roberts rhapsodized about Indiana farmland and an endless horizon punctuated only by silos and barns, he was substituting a humble, real-life Midwest upbringing for his own.
From Slate ● May 7, 2026
With more than enough time to kill, I started in again—rearranging them, trying to create anagrams, substituting different letters for others.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
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