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replace

[ri-pleys] / rɪˈpleɪs /


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What started as a technique to support human understanding in the face of increasingly complex tools became a way to replace human understanding.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

A California-based startup called Reflect Orbital says that reflecting sunshine on places during times of darkness could charge up solar panels, grow crops and replace urban lighting.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

Brought in to replace club legend Kevin de Bruyne, Cherki had big boots to fill but the early signs suggest he can plug the hole left by the brilliant Belgian and his creativity.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

While AI can’t completely replace jobs in other industries, Challenger notes the sectors are testing the limits of the new technology, costing additional jobs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

A simple cipher might replace every letter with a number, so that A = 1, B = 2, C = 3, and so on.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield