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

From Washington Post • Oct. 17, 2011

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, the winner of the Peter Pan Stakes at Belmont Park on May 12, will not race in the Belmont.

From New York Times • May 30, 2011

Alternation is, then, a succession of two objects recurring regularly in turn; and the cadence of appearance and disappearance gives pleasure to the senses, whether it be addressed to taste, hearing, or sight.

From Needlework As Art by Alford, Marianne Margaret Compton Cust, Viscountess




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