in place of
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Silicon photonics technology, which involves using light to move data between chips in place of electricity, has become hot in the data-center buildout for allowing energy-efficient and ultrahigh-bandwidth connectivity.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026
The predictive text is supposed to learn your style and improve over time, but depending on the fixes you do or don’t accept, it can learn incorrect spellings in place of correct ones.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
Xavier Booker, starting in place of Bilodeau, added 15 points and eight rebounds.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026
Hims announced Monday that it had hashed out a compromise with the Danish drugmaker to sell Novo’s branded weight-loss drugs through its digital platform in place of compounded GLP-1s.
From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026
His eyes became bright in place of a smile.
From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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