substitute
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The Ecuador international is out with an unspecified injury for an unknown period after breaking down just 11 minutes into a substitute appearance against Brighton last week.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
The second a blistering last-gasp effort from Ainsley Maitland-Niles introduced for his debut as a substitute.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
No equivalent reunion will enliven our 250th anniversary, but “The Hero Returns,” Richard Brookhiser’s narrative account of Lafayette’s visit and reception, is an excellent substitute.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
The rapid improvement in artificial intelligence has also become a potential labor-saving substitute.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026
Both of them drink tea, or tea substitute, out of chipped cups.
From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse
Many processed foods contain several forms of sugar and sugar substitutes at the same time.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026
JPMorgan said the humanoids can be complements rather than substitutes for human labor.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
Romeo Lavia came off the bench, with Valentin Barco and Dario Essugo remaining unused substitutes.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
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
There are no more magazines, no more films, no more substitutes; only me and my shadow, walking away from the two men, who stand at attention, stiffly, by a roadblock, watching our retreating shapes.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
McTominay was substituted after 56 minutes of Napoli's 2-1 Serie A defeat by Como on 30 August.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
The relationship between the Cameroon international and Lyon's ultras fractured further when he stormed down the tunnel and kicked a rubbish bin in frustration after being substituted during a 2-1 home defeat by Strasbourg.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
And if one definition fails to make the point, another can be substituted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
Rice, who suffered with a sickness bug in the lead-up to Saturday's quarter-final victory over Norway in Miami, was substituted at half-time.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
He’d left his crow’s head cane aboard the Ferolind and substituted a less conspicuous walking stick.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
“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
She met Rachmaninoff in 1934, after substituting for him in a concert.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 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
Sander went on substituting for him in Hamlet, and I for Julia, but the two of us could not hope to fill all the roles both of them had been playing.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
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