Word: supplanter
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...Germans would be foremost in his mind isn't just embarrassing to Berlusconi; it's embarrassing to Germany, too. Despite spending half a century in a painful, unprecedented process called Vergangenheitsbewältigung (coming to terms with the past), Germany hasn't forged a wholly new identity to supplant the old one. And Germany may be the (now humbled) powerhouse, but Italians consider themselves the winners of another contest: Where Would You Rather Be? They make up less than 2% of foreign visitors to Germany, while Germans make up 25% of visitors to Italy, and spend some €8 billion...
...universities lose the opportunity to provide federal grants and loans, and don’t have the financial wherewithal to supplant that, it might be students indirectly harmed,” Casey said...
Forces coalesced to create the greatest bubble in history. Valuations, earnings and common sense were sacrificed on the altar of instant IPO riches. If Netscape worked, the next 100 Netlike deals could work, and the next 200, because the online economy would have to supplant the off-line economy. Dotcom alchemy had begun. Trillions of dollars in losses later, we now know what hit us: a mania that eventually destroyed the bull market itself. The banker perpetrators are now being pursued by the authorities, the analyst anointers held in low esteem...
...infected with the major cancer-causing strains of HPV, doctors may be able to eliminate or greatly reduce the need for Pap smears. That doesn't mean women can rest easy. The reason: new tests will still be needed to keep tabs on other strains of HPV that might supplant HPV-16 and HPV-18. When it comes to cervical cancer, early detection still saves lives. --Reported by Janice M. Horowitz and Alice Park/New York
...There is no quarterback controversy. Neil Rose, who dressed for the game and even went out for the coin toss, is clearly the starter whenever he gets healthy. Even if Fitzpatrick had been able to engineer the upset, he can’t yet make a case to supplant the ultra-efficient Rose...