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[ri-pleys] / rɪˈpleɪs /


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An unglamorous choice to replace taskmaster Tom Thibodeau, the well-traveled Brown turned a good team into a great one by convincing them to collectively sacrifice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

The winner will replace interim president Jose Maria Balcazar from July 28.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

A root used for more than a millennium may not replace today's treatments yet, but it could help guide the next generation of hair regrowth therapies.

From Science Daily • Jun. 7, 2026

More than 60 candidates, mostly Democrats, were on the ballot to replace current Governor Gavin Newsom, who has reached his term limit.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

But random things that make no sense at all replace them: a rabbit I had when I was six, a pretty pattern I saw on some girl’s skirt on TikTok, and gum.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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