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Noun
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Many of Perkins’ Democratic successors have watched sadly as their efforts have been undone with a change in administrations.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026 -
As the semiconductor industry searches for successors to silicon, the study suggests the next breakthrough may depend less on a single wonder material and more on engineering the interface between multiple layers.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The club has five starting-caliber outfielders and can only play four at a time, and since four of those outfielders also bat left-handed, the Red Sox can’t even set up a platoon or effectively deploy pinch hitters late in game.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
19 Apr. 2026
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Agnifilo, Kaplan and Geragos are joining Weinstein’s team as pinch hitters ahead of his next appearance in Manhattan Supreme Court on March 4, with a trial date still to be set for the outstanding third-degree rape charge concerning an alleged assault on aspiring actor Jessica Mann in 2013.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Here come some potential replacements.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
20 Apr. 2026
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The tries were shared by 10 players including Kildunne, whose brace gave her 50 in 59 tests, former captain Marlie Packer's 53rd, and for other replacements Sarah Bern, Mia Venner and Haineala Lutui.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Following the report, the teacher, who last worked for the district on April 2, was removed from the district’s list of available substitutes.—
Brittany Miller,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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One patient born without an olfactory bulb could smell because other parts of her brain remolded to serve as substitutes.—
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Quanta Magazine,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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At the end of 2025, Peacock had 44 million subs.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Apr. 2026
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Say goodbye to soggy subs thanks to the Sub Sandwich Container, which protects your sandwich on the go.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The stickers are also used as backups in case the main, larger tags applied around handles fall off or are damaged.—
Joey Skladany,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Apr. 2026
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Right now, backups at the exit spilling out onto I-70 can create dangerous conditions.—
Spencer Wilson,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Superseders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superseders. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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