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supplantations

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plural of supplantation

as in replacements

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With injuries putting several players’ Week 1 status in question, will the team travel with the entire practice squad to Australia as potential replacements if needed?

— Matt Barrows, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
The study affirms the safety of joint replacements, which give millions around the world a new lease on life each year.

— Mike McRae August 31, New Atlas, 1 Sep. 2026

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For two different transitions, the researchers measured displacements of about 240 ± 16 nanometers and 463 ± 20 nanometers, closely matching their theoretical predictions of roughly 232 and 464 nanometers.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
Officials were still working to confirm the number of displacements and said they would be assisted with housing by the American Red Cross, according to Partridge.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 10 July 2026

Definition of displacements

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Reference markers printed directly onto the silicone collar let a tiny onboard camera measure those deformations in real time.

— Omar Kardoudi April 23, New Atlas, 23 Apr. 2026
Most of the shifts and deformations gradually returned to normal by six months after return to Earth.

— Rachael Seidler, Space.com, 7 Mar. 2026

Definition of deformations

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Until that happens, there’s your growing discontent, and there are the distortions that ripple through your field whenever there’s a lack of clarity.

— Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2026
Such payment distortions can force primary care clinicians to chase higher visit counts at the expense of these other activities and dissuade future doctors and advanced care practitioners from entering the field.

— Ishani Ganguli, STAT, 28 Aug. 2026

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