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Trump could name Powell’s successor as soon as this week.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
28 Jan. 2026 -
His successor, Jacques Chirac, briefly abolished it in 1986, but Mitterrand expeditiously revived it in 1989 upon his return to office.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
27 Jan. 2026
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The recruitment of a permanent replacement for Mitchell is just beginning and may take much of 2026 to complete.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
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The company now provides hydro jetting, sewer repair and replacement, trenchless repairs, water damage cleanup services, and water filtration and softening systems.—
Alexander Coolidge,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Jan. 2026
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That is the joint-highest number of goals scored by substitutes for a team in the division over the period with… Hurzeler’s Brighton.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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When CEOs treat financial advice as a substitute for judgment, leadership starts to erode, decisions slow down, and conviction weakens.—
Melissa Houston,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 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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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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First baseman Pete Alonso, 31, signed a five-year, $155-million deal with the Orioles and designated hitter Kyle Schwarber, who turns 33 in March, signed a five-year, $150-million deal with the Phillies.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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Luka Garza was Boston’s first frontcourt sub, suggesting the team might have been hoping to give Queta a night off.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2026
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Inside my briefcase was a fat folder that contained all my material takeoffs, the bids from subs, and a dot-matrix printout of a basic spreadsheet showing all of the costs, along with the total cost.—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
24 Jan. 2026
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The congressman says one of his top priorities is passing a new farm bill, which has been tied up in Congress and could provide some relief to local farmers struggling with declining profits.—
James Taylor,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Asian currency strength may give some relief to currencies such as the Philippine peso, Indian rupee and Indonesian rupiah that have been weakening.—
Marcus Wong,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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Both Green and Granick said Microsoft could have users install a key on a piece of hardware like a thumb drive, which would act as a backup or recovery key.—
Thomas Brewster,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Deputies say the officer called for backup while trying to detain Graham.—
Ivan Taylor,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Superseder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superseder. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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