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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 rent indicators do show that rents are softening.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

Alternate universes always come with a catch, and some of this show’s Very Online viewership figured out Earth X’s fatal flaw early in the season.

From Salon • Oct. 2, 2025

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 24, 2025

Deputy district attorney Yujin Yi was prosecuting the case and Peter Garner from the Alternate Public Defender’s office represented Rockhill.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2024

“All of this is just...hypothetical! Alternate worlds are just hypothetical!”

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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