substitute
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“It’s durable, lightweight, transparent, so it could even be used as a substitute for glass,” Elias Picazo, assistant professor of chemistry at USC, said of the final plastic product.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
At around $4 to $4.50, shoppers start making substitute purchases.
From MarketWatch • May 17, 2026
For now, the findings support a practical but cautious message: nutrition may be one piece of the anxiety puzzle, but it is not a substitute for professional mental health care.
From Science Daily • May 16, 2026
The latter was maybe even more brutal since Hearts were seven minutes away from glory before Dundee substitute Albert Kidd struck twice at Dens Park.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
You can substitute lead piping for glass, so again the material cause is irrelevant; any pipe sealed at one end will work.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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