fill in
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Leaving his Whitehall office one Monday evening, he swept up a pile of forms to fill in to make his secondment official.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
I understand why the many chefs who mucked up the “Crystal Lake” cauldron, starting with Bryan Fuller, were compelled to fill in the blanks of Pamela’s origin story.
From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026
AI virtual assistants like “Pippin the PIP Benefits Support Worker” help fill in the forms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
Avalos normally plays receiver, but he had to fill in last season when Fuentes got hurt before returning for the playoffs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
Now Anne and Ernestine tutored us on the second third, until we could run right down a page and fill in the answers without even reading the questions.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
When their All-Star forward Jalen Williams suffered a hamstring injury, they had an appropriate fill-in to call upon: a backup big man named, coincidentally, Jaylin Williams.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
That timing drastically cuts down USC’s options for finding a fill-in opponent to open the season against at the Coliseum.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 27, 2026
He will also serve as a lead correspondent for “48 Hours,” contribute to “60 Minutes,” and act as a fill-in anchor for CBS’s flagship broadcasts, she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 9, 2025
Cummins may return for the second Test, and for now Scott Boland is a capable fill-in with an outstanding record in Australia.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2025
This one was a last-minute fill-in for a famous violinist who’d gone down with the flu.
From "Goodbye Stranger" by Rebecca Stead
Maxwell noted that his work had been covered by knowledgeable fill-ins from out of state.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2025
In one sense, Stewart is the latest in a line of celebrity fill-ins who have hosted “The Daily Show” since Trevor Noah left in December 2022.
From New York Times ● Feb. 13, 2024
Their radio analyst, Troy Murray, had cancer, and they needed fill-ins.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 26, 2023
McAvoy was one of three regulars on the blue line that the Bruins didn’t have, making the performance of fill-ins like rookie Lohrei even more impressive.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 3, 2023
The conga drum player was especially wild, playing insane fill-ins all over the place.
From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick
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