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Recent Examples of quick fixUnfortunately, there is no quick fix for a bad credit score.—Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2026 Accomplishing the goal wasn’t going to be a quick fix.—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 Jan. 2026 Perlite, vermiculite, and mosses are a quick fix to improve moisture retention.—Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 15 Jan. 2026 There is no quick fix for downtown, and attempts to find one will only exacerbate the city’s already considerable problems.—Mark Lamster
architecture Critic, Dallas Morning News, 14 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for quick fix
Gruda’s performances have not been at a level that would entitle him to expect to be a regular starter (10 of 18 league appearances this season have been as a substitute).
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Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
Zagorac was fired from substitute teaching jobs in Naperville District 203, Hinsdale District 181 and Schaumburg District 54 in 2005, after the districts realized their background checks did not extend beyond Illinois’ borders, according to the Naperville Sun.
Ruohonen, a 54-year-old alternate, would be the oldest American to compete in a Winter Olympics in any medal sport if he is called into action.
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Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
As jury deliberations were underway in Heaps' trial in 2022, a juror had to be replaced by an alternate, Juror 15, and jurors were instructed to restart deliberations.
Our modern concept of an Oscar villain is a vestige of a specific cultural moment in the late 2010s, when online cinephiles processed their Trump-era anxieties by turning one contender each year into a stand-in for the sitting president.
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Nate Jones,
Vulture,
31 Jan. 2026
For Robell Awake, the chair is a meaning-laden object, symbolic of rest, a stand-in for the human body, a reflection of historical power dynamics.
Ellison said during a press conference Sunday that if federal officials openly defy the court order, state officials will pursue legal recourse.
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Imani Cruzen,
Mercury News,
26 Jan. 2026
The consequences of that dependency were evident after Broadcom's acquisition of VMware, when customers reported price increases ranging from 800% to 1,500%, with little recourse beyond acceptance or costly migration.