replacement

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Back in Texas, the Spurs installed Popovich’s interim replacement, Mitch Johnson, as the team’s official head coach.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

The replacement barrels from the U.S. are light-sweet crude.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

These chemicals are widely used to manufacture plastics, nonstick coatings, and replacement chemicals for substances already restricted under the Montreal Protocol.

From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2026

With no like-for-like replacement for Tchouameni, his absence has left Arbeloa with a big call to make if his side are to maintain hope of lifting the trophy for a 16th time.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Over the past 13,000 years the predominant trend in human society has been the replacement of smaller, less complex units by larger, more complex ones.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond