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sub

[suhb] / sʌb /


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A foot-long sub is a carb bomb, but it has saving graces: lots of protein and the appearance of fresh ingredients sliced to order.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

A customizable, protein-heavy sub that’s sliced to order has a decent shot online, David writes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

Salman, on as a sub, flew to his right at second slip to hold Cox, one-handed, off Khurram Shahzad.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

Cycling, like other endurance sports, has undergone a revolution in carb-taking, a trend that also goosed mind-bending breakthroughs like the recent sub 2-hour marathons.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

She didn’t say anything but just went back to the living room and put the lunch box into the sub.

From "Wolfie & Fly" by Cary Fagan

It also called for creating a “Component Repair Center,” essentially a submarine spare parts warehouse, that could quickly ship replacements to subs and repair broken parts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026

Subs are making $500 a day, but there are fewer subs than teachers and striking teachers forfeit pay.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026

Military strategist Eyck Freymann in his new book about defending Taiwan describes subs as “the door-kicker for the rest of the force” in a war with China.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026

Coach subs in Boy21 for me at one point and Russ misses all of his shots too, which doesn’t make me feel any better.

From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick

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

"To get subbed in, having not done any efforts in this team, or in this track, or in this order, it was always going to be a bit of a gamble."

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

After the goal, U.S. star Christian Pulisic was subbed out after sustaining an apparent leg injury while attempting a shot.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 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

Nearing his 126th show, Fedigan has worked his way up the ranks from subbing in as a spotlight operator to overseeing the entire technical production of hit shows like “Chicago.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026

It was enough to make Bilodeau’s coach go to his bench, Cronin subbing in Brandon Williams for Bilodeau, who remained on the bench for more than five minutes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2025

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

We maintain a ten-point lead throughout, but Coach doesn’t risk subbing in any of the bench—not even when Pennsville calls time-out with only a minute to go.

From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick




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