substitution
Example Sentences
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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
The Waitress, a last-minute substitution at the banquet, is the mother of one of the dead.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
Recessions are generally characterized, in the first instance, by the substitution of a sudden, sharp, upward movement in the unemployment rate for a gradual downward or sideways movement.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
With the substitution exposed, Fox claimed the error was inadvertent.
From Salon • Mar. 9, 2026
For their secret language, they had decided on a substitution cipher.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
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