in place

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Recent Examples of in place Under the terms of the will, which remained in place, Marie was required to give away most of the estate to animal charities. — Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026 What’s happening Designers are telling homeowners that the fastest way to update a living room is to leave the sofa in place and change everything around it. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026 Ukraine’s top ⁠negotiator, David Arakhamia, said on Telegram that the humanitarian operation would ​start ⁠once a ceasefire was in place. — Reuters, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026 Shuttle buses will be in place between Clinton and Roosevelt, replacing the Clinton to Clark/Lake shuttle that's been running the past two weeks. — Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for in place

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“In place.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/in%20place. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.

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