substitute
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But he added: "Maybe he believes that statues and buildings and other things named for him will substitute for the kind of performance in office that makes you a memorable president."
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
The last of Alexander-Arnold's 34 caps came as a substitute during a 1-0 win over Andorra in June 2025.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
He played his first match for the team on the road Saturday, joining as a substitute in the 65th minute of the 1-0 road loss to the Houston Dynamo.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
His one start and two substitute appearances at the World Cup for Ivory Coast were slightly underwhelming but with Diomande and Amad Diallo also in the squad, competition for places out wide was fierce.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
“Um, my dad’s an aide at a center for runaway youth. And my mom’s a substitute teacher. Dadi doesn’t work.”
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
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In a world where influencers warn of spiked cortisol levels and disrupted circadian rhythms, plenty of consumers are turning to prebiotic sodas, sugar-free beverages, and refreshers as substitutes.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
On Wednesday, they had 21 substitutes for their 1-0 defeat by Juventus in Hong Kong.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
New guidelines accompanied a government report citing research that linked sugar substitutes to conditions such as cardiovascular disease and Type 2 diabetes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
The competitive threat posed by cheaper Chinese substitutes has once again assailed semiconductor stocks, leading to dramatic falls in some of the biggest memory chip makers in Asia on Tuesday.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
And it wasn’t fair to ask the remaining players to play an entire season with a short roster and no substitutes.
From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John
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Its header, though, showed it came from his address, with IRS.GOV substituted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
While translating from Ottoman Turkish, an archivist substituted out the original owner and inserted Seit Shehu’s name instead, a court found.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
Rodri, who had been substituted in extra-time, ran over from the dugout to join his team-mates.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
In November, Tuchel said he would "review" Bellingham's behaviour after his reaction to being substituted during a qualifier against Albania.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
She still spoke Chinese with her parents, but even then foreign words were substituted for those that did not come easily.
From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord
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"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 monthly updating of its weightings—the relative importance of different sectors—the index also better reflects shifts in consumer behavior, such as substituting pricier options for lower-cost alternatives.
From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026
Anatole translated this, substituting fufu, goats, and palm wine.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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