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substitution

NOUN
replacement
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The substitution of workers “in favor of machines will accelerate as we go forward into AI.”

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

Pedro Aznar, an economist at the Spanish business school Esade, also said Spain is profiting from a "substitution effect".

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Those people are spending money they likely would have spent in the city anyway, a principle economists call substitution.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026

The bank expects resilient demand and cash flow across the sector, supported by stimulus safeguarding local supply chains and acceleration of import substitution, to partially offset prolonged volatility risks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

The danger was recognised in time and the species protected, the most notable factor being the substitution of the Golden Snitch for the Snidget in the game of Quidditch.

From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling




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