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substitutions

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plural of substitution

as in replacements

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Recent Examples of substitutions Each team is allowed five substitutions per match, plus an extra substitution if the match goes into extra time. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 9 June 2026

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Non-stars say the number of jobs has plummeted and that they are being tricked into training their replacements.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Compare service call fees, per-claim caps and annual aggregate limits to the cost of repairs and replacements in your area.

— Alora Bopray, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of replacements

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Oil can be bought and sold through futures, options, swaps, forward arrangements and physical-market transactions.

— Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
The 9th Circuit ruling conflicts with a 3rd Circuit decision against New Jersey, which found that sports wagers on prediction markets are swaps.

— Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of swaps

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In earlier testimony at the Oakland trial, Francesco Fogu, Instagram’s director of product design, had contentious exchanges with the plaintiffs’ lawyer over internal chats and documents shown to the jury.

— Barbara Ortutay, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
In his WhatsApp exchanges, Molina appeared eager to help Romo kill members of their gang.

— Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

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