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replacement

[ri-pleys-muhnt] / rɪˈpleɪs mənt /
NOUN
substitute
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Nesbitt's decision to quit leaves the party seven days to nominate a replacement.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

My son’s townhouse suffered roof damage about a year ago, and at the time his insurance company only approved a repair rather than a full roof replacement.

From MarketWatch Aug. 18, 2026

That has left major buyers such as Brazil and Turkey to compete with Europe for replacement cargoes from the U.S. and India.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

Last summer Ferguson's boss Graeme Thomson called for the direct award of another CalMac ship, a replacement for MV Lord of the Isles.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

To the surprise of many of the department’s critics, Stone selected J. Edgar Hoover, the twenty-nine-year-old deputy director of the bureau, to serve as acting director while he searched for a permanent replacement.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

It also called for creating a “Component Repair Center,” essentially a submarine spare parts warehouse, that could quickly ship replacements to subs and repair broken parts.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

He has made 85 appearances for the north London club after a £20m move from Middlesbrough in July 2022 and Spurs have begun the process of identifying potential replacements.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

But the refrigeration rule did not impose any costs on regulated entities until future replacements of refrigeration equipment may be needed.

From Slate Aug. 2, 2026

At the same time, those efforts should not be presented as replacements for deeper changes within organizations.

From Science Daily Jul. 25, 2026

Troops already over there will be whooping and hollering to see us replacements show up.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool




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