substitution
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Or he can push for a rate cut to keep credit flowing and let high prices call forth new supply, substitution and efficiency.
From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026
Pedro Aznar, an economist at the Spanish business school Esade, also said Spain is profiting from a "substitution effect".
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
The game's governing body supplied historical samples which, when retested, showed five instances of sample substitution involving Sharikadze and five other players, dating back to 2019.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
In sudden-death overtime against Sweden in the quarterfinals, Hughes waved off a substitution just before burying the game-winner that kept his country’s medal dreams alive.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
The only difference in code between the gene’s original and the RNA copy was the substitution of the thymine to a uracil.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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