Example Sentences

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It’s a description of a room where groupthink had replaced honest conversation — not through force, but through accumulated avoidance.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

Manifold had replaced Helge Lund, who departed after a major reset at the British energy giant that saw it shelve carbon-reduction targets to focus on fossil fuel output.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

Parker had replaced the departing Vincent Kompany before the 2024-25 season.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

The woman, Melinda Lange, got to chatting with Husbands and shared that the pest-control company where she worked as a scheduler had replaced her with an artificial intelligence system.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

When I got there, I could see that the Gorringe had replaced the board I had sawed halfway through.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman