replacement
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Yet he still must fight to obtain the hip replacement surgery he so desperately needs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
They then become active, multiply, rebuild the damaged area, and produce replacement stem cells that return to a dormant state.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 2, 2026
Against that backdrop, it would have been very surprising indeed if the replacement of the deeply unpopular Sir Keir by the relatively popular Burnham had not given Labour a short-term boost.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
We’re both seeing a lot of cooked vegetables as a replacement for salads as well as—for the time being—the disappearance of berries and herbs from menus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
“That’s right—the replacement Capricorn found for you makes a terrible hash of it.”
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
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At the same time, those efforts should not be presented as replacements for deeper changes within organizations.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 25, 2026
It is understood The Eagles want a deal worth a minimum £60m for the 26-year-old and have started looking at potential replacements, with Ausburg's Chrislain Matsima among the players monitored.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Before Slaughter, presidents who wanted to reshape a multimember commission generally needed to wait for the commissioners’ terms to expire to nominate replacements who shared their policy preferences.
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026
Because he doesn’t have a natural position, he’s almost more valuable to coaches as a substitute—or, as Arteta calls his replacements, one of his “finishers.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
These language replacements in East Asia remind us of the spread of European languages, especially English and Spanish, into the New World, formerly home to a thousand or more Native American languages.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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