alternate
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He was on course to potentially challenge the Ferraris on his alternate strategy of starting on the hard tyres rather than the mediums until the VSC.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Mark Zuckerberg has failed to end-run the iPhone more than once, including his recent attempt to make an alternate tech ecosystem called the Metaverse, renaming and reorganizing his company around the idea.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
In contrast, the researchers’ alternate momentum strategy lost an average of only 2.4% during those same months.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
Could coach Chad Johnson really alternate quarterbacks like he did two years ago with Luke Fahey and Drai Trudeau?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2026
This meant her chances of making the 2016 team, even as the alternate, were pretty much dashed.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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The rest of the album alternates between chaos and control, introspection and criticism, grungy beats and hazy surrealism.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026
It alternates between "found footage" segments filmed in first person that resemble his web show, and more classic filmic shots.
From Barron's ● May 28, 2026
Mr. Stark, the author of several books about the American frontier, smoothly alternates between Spanish and Native American perspectives as he brings to life his cast of characters along with their aspirations and conflicts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
The match format is loosely based on high school tennis with three doubles lines, one singles line and “friendlies” — ensuring that beginners, alternates and developing players all get playing time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2026
“You skip a practice and you get bounced to the alternates, Connor. I’m in this to win.”
From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper
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Erika alternated between sobbing so much she couldn’t speak and sharing beloved memories about Charlie.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
The economy has alternated between adding jobs and losing jobs for 10 months in a row, and the on-and-off streak is likely to extend into March.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 2, 2026
They passed air through larynges removed from deceased horses and then alternated the airflow between normal air and helium.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 25, 2026
Bangladeshi politics had for decades been defined by the bitter feud between the two women, who alternated between government and opposition.
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2025
Sharon Ito, the daughter of the Japanese sharecropper for whom we picked strawberries during the summer, and I alternated taking the first seat, although she sat in it more often than I did.
From "The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child" by Francisco Jiménez
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With the exception of Brivik’s appearance, Bird took the stage solo, alternating between performing unreleased songs from an upcoming album and much-loved stalwarts from his 2005 breakout, “The Mysterious Production of Eggs.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
The group's scale, however, wasn't necessarily part of the original plan, with the group alternating between eight and 11 musicians, depending on the production.
From BBC ● May 16, 2026
The book unfolds through the alternating voices of Faye and three people vital to her career.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
For efficiency reasons, data centers are transitioning to using more direct current, or DC, electric systems, as opposed to the alternating current that most of the broader electric grid uses.
From Barron's ● Apr. 29, 2026
I work up and down, alternating my use of my pencils and the pressure I place on them, trying to get the value and directional stroke just right.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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