stand-in
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Often drawing on autobiographical elements in his pictures, the writer-director has frequently turned personal experiences into vivid cinema — for instance, casting Antonio Banderas to play an Almodóvar stand-in for “Pain and Glory.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026
Each extra tenth of a percentage point of October price change adds about a tenth to that stand-in.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2026
Long before the chain became associated with this summer’s cyclospora outbreak, the Bell reliably served as a stand-in for jokes about the perceived quality of fast food.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Unlike Alice, Bryan is the audience stand-in: the average guy who responds to a mind-boggling, impossible situation as clumsily as you or I might.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
“So, what does a stand-in do?” asked Zachary.
From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein
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