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alternate

[awl-ter-neyt, al-, awl-ter-nit, al-] / ˈɔl tərˌneɪt, ˈæl-, ˈɔl tər nɪt, ˈæl- /
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substitute
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Alternate supplies of fuel that would normally be able to replace those volumes are also severely limited.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

Appeared in the September 24, 2025, print edition as 'An Alternate Public-Health Universe Emerges'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 24, 2025

The following day, the DA’s office notified Rockhill’s defense attorney at the Alternate Public Defender’s office and Supervising Judge Denise McLaughlin-Bennett.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2024

Alternate posters for the film continued that theme.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2024

Alternate colors for each row and place the scales in a brick pattern.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry




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