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lieu

noun as in place

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In lieu of their own statements on Friday, Subramanian read several of the victims' remarks from testimony, telling Combs: "These were serious offences that irreparably harmed two women."

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Instead of discarding the idea in lieu of clarity, she trusted in the delivery method and Hansard helped fill in the blanks.

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In 2021, Newsom’s address was streamed from an empty Dodgers Stadium and, two years later, he declined to give a speech in lieu of a statewide press tour, during which he unveiled new policies.

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Riverside County prosecutors are asking that they be held in lieu of $1-million bail.

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With no days off in lieu available at his job to add to his leave tally, Burgess also has to be strategic about juggling his professional life.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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