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substitution

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as in replacement

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Recent Examples of substitution Parshin oversaw Russia’s national import-substitution program, crucial for the war effort, and was on good terms with Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov. — Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026 Yet a direct substitution can preserve many of the limitations of the process it is intended to improve. — Alice Tonello, Footwear News, 31 Aug. 2026 Prize is non-transferable and no cash substitution is permitted. — Sponsored Content, Baltimore Sun, 25 Aug. 2026 The substitution effect undoes some of the potential health gains. — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for substitution

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If the claim is approved, the company pays toward the repair or replacement up to the plan’s coverage limit.

— Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026
An examination of half of the building’s 278 panels reportedly revealed that 46 had severe structural corrosion and 93 had mild-to-moderate corrosion; one third of them requires immediate replacement.

— Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 14 Sep. 2026

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Following instructions from the kidnappers (unbeknownst to his increasingly agitated comrades), Lee drives out to meet them for the exchange, only to wreck his car and become distracted saving a nearby woman, Hua (Moon Lee).

— Jake Cole, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026
In programmatic advertising, this issue is especially relevant because data comes from multiple platforms, including ad exchanges, SSPs and DSPs.

— Roman Vrublivskyi, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026

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