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Example Sentences
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Cooper Rush isn’t a bad placeholder at quarterback for the Falcons until Michael Penix Jr. is ready to take over.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
The White House released several games Thursday, with a placeholder that teased another one "coming soon."
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
Newly minted incumbent Darline Graham, the sister of Lindsey, was appointed to the seat initially as a placeholder.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
A sort of placeholder god of an American civil religion, as seen on our coinage?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
It doesn’t matter where the placeholder 0 sits; it can be anywhere in the number sequence.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
