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Jackson and his supporters sought to portray him as King’s natural successor in the civil rights arena.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026 -
His successor, Nicolás Maduro, narrowly won the following month’s presidential vote in an election the opposition heavily denounced as fraudulent.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
17 Feb. 2026
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After the Maduro regime barred Machado, both academic Corina Yoris and former presidential candidate Manuel Rosales were considered as possible replacements.—
Alessandra Freitas,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
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Bryan Griffin, the founder of Patriot Maids Cleaning Services, agrees and says regular replacement will help prevent the spread of germs and maintain better kitchen hygiene.—
Jane Kim,
The Spruce,
15 Feb. 2026
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Wolfsburg substitute Mattias Svanberg restored his team’s lead eight minutes later, but Gruda replied in the 89th to salvage a point for Leipzig after its German Cup exit to Bayern Munich.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Feb. 2026
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Salmon had already appeared for Arsenal as a substitute in the previous round against Portsmouth, as well as in Champions League win away to Club Brugge.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2026
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Alex Call appeared as a pinch hitter and failed to hit the ball out of the infield, so the Blue Jays walked Shohei Ohtani (his seventh time reaching base tonight) and Mookie Betts intentionally to load the bases.—
Greg Rosenstein,
NBC news,
28 Oct. 2025
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Into the game was lefty reliever Anthony Banda, to counteract Barger, a pinch hitter.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Some previous Team Israel players have forgone affiliation this year — most notably Texas Rangers designated hitter Joc Pederson.—
Jacob Gurvis,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Feb. 2026
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Yandy Diaz, who was the Opening Day designated hitter a year ago after winning the American League batting crown in 2024, remains on board.—
Tom Layberger,
Forbes.com,
17 Jan. 2026
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We were thrilled to have her friends and even both sets of grandparents to our house in Lakeland for popcorn chicken and Publix subs.—
Josh M. Shepherd,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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Fewer subs to help ramp up the tempo and maybe get the primary guys in better rhythm?—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
11 Feb. 2026
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The problem, said Carvalho, has been substantially caused by the end of one-time COVID-relief aid and declining enrollment — drops not matched by a concurrently smaller workforce.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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Jory Downer, the owner of Bennison’s Bakery, said the eating contest originally began as a fundraiser to raise money for Haitian relief following Hurricane Tomas’ hit in 2010.—
Claire Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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Fixing those backups is expensive, and sometimes clogging can cause sewage overflows into streets, yards, rivers and lakes.—
Julia James,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Feb. 2026
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The idea of bringing in Dalton as a mentor and backup to Young was sound, but appears to have run its course.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Superseder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superseder. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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