stead

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My parents sent the money to a friend in Argentina to start the business in their stead while they tied up loose ends in the States.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

Some of them were dead, and their families answered the questionnaires about past glyphosate exposure in their stead.

From Slate • Mar. 5, 2026

The judge appointed an attorney from the public defender's office in his stead.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

We tried one to two traditional chairs in its stead before committing to its playfulness.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

I discovered that my father’s method of teaching me Talmud and his patient insistence that I learn Talmudic grammar—I had painfully memorized an Aramaic grammar book—was now standing me in good stead.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok