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Noun
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When Ponce and Brizuela played in the World Cup, there was no controversy because both were substitutes, and Brizuela’s nationality was only revealed after the tournament.—
Carlos Rodriguez,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026 -
Although schools are open with substitutes, the strike has consumed about 6% of the academic year.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Honorees who advanced to the Super Bowl were replaced by alternates (Trubisky was Jared Goff’s alternate in 2018-19) and the exhibition no longer was held in Aloha Stadium each year.—
Tim Graham,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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At last month’s Natural Products Expo West in Anaheim — one of the world’s largest food trade shows — old standbys finding fresh roles and unexpected places to shine was the buzz.—
David Dickstein,
Oc Register,
22 Apr. 2026
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Spring’s touring theater productions are a mix of old standbys and new shows.—
Scott Hocker,
TheWeek,
18 Mar. 2026
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The free-agent signings of Quay Walker and Nakobe Dean form a strong tandem, but none of their current backups saw much playing time in 2025.—
Sam Warren,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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Meanwhile, the CEOs and representatives of all the involved companies—Anthropic, which makes Claude; Railway, the cloud service provider that hosted the backups; and PocketOS—are pointing fingers at each other.—
Alan Henry,
PC Magazine,
1 May 2026
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