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Recent Examples of substitution
This mitigates risks connected with material substitutions and the use fake textiles by subsuppliers, in addition to easing custom clearance and avoiding import bans.
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Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 1 July 2025
The team's investigation reveals that in humans, a single amino acid substitution—from proline to serine at position 153—renders FasL vulnerable to plasmin, an enzyme frequently elevated in aggressive solid tumors like ovarian, colon and triple-negative breast cancers.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
Smuggling recipe substitutions News reports and analysis show that smugglers chose a range of fruits and vegetables to move drugs.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 2 July 2025
In the 84th minute of Brighton’s final home game of the season against Liverpool, Hinshelwood was part of a double substitution with his cousin Harry Howell, who became the club’s youngest Premier League player (at 17 years and 29 days old).
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 30 June 2025
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Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 1 July 2025
The team's investigation reveals that in humans, a single amino acid substitution—from proline to serine at position 153—renders FasL vulnerable to plasmin, an enzyme frequently elevated in aggressive solid tumors like ovarian, colon and triple-negative breast cancers.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
Smuggling recipe substitutions News reports and analysis show that smugglers chose a range of fruits and vegetables to move drugs.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 2 July 2025
In the 84th minute of Brighton’s final home game of the season against Liverpool, Hinshelwood was part of a double substitution with his cousin Harry Howell, who became the club’s youngest Premier League player (at 17 years and 29 days old).
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for substitution
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An apparent late replacement for rapper Travis Scott, country music artist Jelly Roll is clearly working very hard to ensure his pairing with Randy Orton and feud with Drew McIntyre and Logan Paul goes as well as possible.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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There was a 17-minute delay in the first half of Shrewsbury Town’s fixture against Bromley as a replacement for Scott Chaulkley was found.—
Jessica Hopkins,
New York Times,
2 Aug. 2025
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Wednesday night, the Tigers traded minor-league infielder Jim Jarvis to the Atlanta Braves in exchange for right-hander Rafael Montero, who has a 5.40 ERA in 38 1/3 innings this year.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
31 July 2025
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Bleacher Report's Kerry Miller recently put together a hypothetical trade package that would send Miami Marlins ace Sandy Alcántara to the Blue Jays in exchange for Arjun Nimmala and Charles McAdoo.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 July 2025
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“Substitution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/substitution. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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