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There’s no problem in tailoring your gingerbread recipe to meet your individual health goals, and in fact, there’s actually quite a few ingredient substitutions that can be made.
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Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
Bielema held his arms up, appearing to signal a substitution, leading Beamer to point angrily while staff held him back.
—Rebecca Tauber, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
The proposal was made after the agency conducted an extensive review of all available data on the compound’s safety and effectiveness, including the historical data used to support the substitution of pseudoephedrine with phenylephrine.
—New Atlas, 23 Dec. 2024
Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Weak ruble While Russia has looked to evade the pain of sanctions with import substitution and oil and gas exports to countries willing to accept them, international penalties are hurting.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2024
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Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
Bielema held his arms up, appearing to signal a substitution, leading Beamer to point angrily while staff held him back.
—Rebecca Tauber, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
The proposal was made after the agency conducted an extensive review of all available data on the compound’s safety and effectiveness, including the historical data used to support the substitution of pseudoephedrine with phenylephrine.
—New Atlas, 23 Dec. 2024
Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Weak ruble While Russia has looked to evade the pain of sanctions with import substitution and oil and gas exports to countries willing to accept them, international penalties are hurting.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Substitution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/substitution. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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