substitutes

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Spurs still won without the pair on the pitch, Palhinha one of four second-half substitutes, and former Wales defender Ashley Williams knows they have to take their big moments.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

The appetizers that we always get are called Moroccan Cigars, which are vegan meat substitutes fried in a rolled batter.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

However, for a few of the weapons—the Patriots, THAADs, and SM missiles, which are adept at shooting down short-to-medium-range ballistic missiles—there are no good substitutes.

From Slate • Apr. 24, 2026

Over the past few years, higher prices have pushed chocolatiers to seek alternatives, including reformulating recipes to fill chocolate with ingredients other than cocoa, creating substitutes or developing cocoa in a lab.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

As with so many other things, time is the key factor—speed in discovering the deficiency, and speed in administering hormonal substitutes.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes