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Another man shouted on the phone, exhorting a family member to leave and that he would go in and take his stead.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

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

From Slate • Mar. 5, 2026

His wife, Yelena Bonner, went in his stead.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026

He has had a go at management too and, although he found it difficult, again that experience helps and will always put him in good stead for when it's needed.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2026

Out in the world, the wicked escaped comeuppance and the decent stood in their stead at the whipping tree.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead