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alternation

[awl-ter-ney-shuhn, al-] / ˌɔl tərˈneɪ ʃən, ˌæl- /


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"Alternation will always be organised through free, democratic and transparent elections open to all citizens."

From Reuters • May 30, 2023

Alternation, the Donnie Von Hemel-trained winner of the Grade 2 Peter Pan Stakes at Belmont Park in May, held on for second.

From Washington Post • Oct. 17, 2011

Alternation earned $5.80 and $3.80, while Prayer for Relief returned $2.80.

From Washington Post • Oct. 17, 2011

Ramon Dominguez, who was scheduled to ride Alternation in the Belmont, is now free to ride other horses, and there is speculation that he may ride Mike Repole’s horse Stay Thirsty in the Belmont.

From New York Times • May 30, 2011

Alternation between Washington and St. Louis has now worked well for eleven years; and Western men are getting clamorous about their right to the same privilege in turn.

From 1931: A Glance at the Twentieth Century by Hartshorne, Henry




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