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[suhb] / sʌb /


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Her time of 3:56.63 took 2.22 seconds off O'Sullivan's Irish record and marked her first sub four-minute run.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

“You’re not going to one-for-one sub in a guy that’s going to be wearing a gold jacket one day, in Davante,” Stafford said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

Its commander waited for as long as possible before making the decision to blow the tanks and bring the sub up to give its crew a last chance of survival.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

It’s not just an event, but it’s also like a sub label of Soulection that focuses on electronic music, a lot of Afro electronic music but not just that — just house music in general.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

They felt the sub surge forward at tremendous speed.

From "Wolfie & Fly" by Cary Fagan

To make the all-time top 10 Premier League super subs, players need to have consistently delivered throughout their careers, providing goals and assists.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Pacific Island countries with small populations have struggled to patrol millions of kilometres of Pacific Ocean to combat illegal fishing fleets from Asia and the passage of "narco subs" deployed from South America.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

The defense tech firm invests $3.7 billion to build more attack subs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Philly Cheesesteaks, along with new hot Italian subs, have proven popular among younger consumers.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026

The subs, including me, were kicking a ball around in a circle.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor

He also ran for a three-yard score and was subbed out midway through the fourth quarter with his team comfortably ahead.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026

The switch marks the second time this year the public defender has subbed in for a high-powered attorney in an L.A. celebrity murder trial.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026

He seemed to be subbed between 60 and 70 mins.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

Vuskovic endured a difficult World Cup, subbed off after 66 minutes of Croatia's opening loss to England, then not appearing in their three subsequent games.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

I make it through the first four innings of our state tournament game before my not-quite-completely-healed arm is throbbing so bad, I ask to be subbed out.

From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone

After subbing in during the fourth quarter of a 34-10 blowout against the New Orleans Saints, he proceeded to throw for 243 yards and put his team in striking distance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Liam Lawson, subbing at Red Bull for Isack Hadjar after the Frenchman broke his wrist boxing, was 11th.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Megyn Kelly, however, defended Carlson, arguing on X that “No one is expecting any of the ppl subbing for Charlie to imitate Charlie.”

From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2025

Importantly, subbing out water for sports drinks is not going to cut it: “It functionally makes very little difference in terms of people’s outcome,” Charlton said.

From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2025

“I’m going to be subbing at your school,” said Mother.

From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine


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