substitution
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The substitution of workers “in favor of machines will accelerate as we go forward into AI.”
From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026
Those people are spending money they likely would have spent in the city anyway, a principle economists call substitution.
From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026
The bank expects resilient demand and cash flow across the sector, supported by stimulus safeguarding local supply chains and acceleration of import substitution, to partially offset prolonged volatility risks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
Phil Foden's stoppage-time appearance in Manchester City's Carabao Cup final victory over Arsenal felt like a "charity" substitution, says former England captain Wayne Rooney.
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026
He read a message inside a sealed envelope, then did the trick again slowly, making obvious his substitution of one envelope, for another.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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