substitutes

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Substitutes are not totally unheard of in cricket.

From BBC • May 22, 2025

The warning dates to 1981, when the nations that make up the governing body of the WHO passed the International Code of Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes.

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2024

Substitutes Oh Hyeon-gyu, Yang Hyun-jun and Liel Abada were all denied, while Kyogo also headed wide when a goal appeared likely.

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2024

Substitutes Fabio Vieira — from the penalty spot — and Takehiro Tomiyasu completed the rout as Sheffield United remained without a win, on one point from 10 games and as a leading candidate for relegation.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 28, 2023

Substitutes say if they knew all they know now before leaving home they would not have enlisted; and they have been but a week from their homes and have endured no hardships.

From The Record of a Quaker Conscience, Cyrus Pringle's Diary With an Introduction by Rufus M. Jones by Jones, Rufus Matthew