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That raises the possibility that future microbiome-based treatments could improve oxalate breakdown inside the gut, potentially offering an alternative to relying only on dietary restriction.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
As governor of the Bank of England, he advocated for medium-size countries to find, or invent, a dollar alternative.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
A growing trend of supermarkets selling a cheaper, less nutritious alternative to tinned mackerel is an example of "skimpflation", a consumer group has said.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
The alternative, though, is to ensure its own destruction.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026
There is a puzzle here, because the standard alternative to voluntarism is rationalism, and a rationalist would hold that the laws of nature, like the laws of mathematics, exist because they are necessary.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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Fans of Crown Royal probably don’t need to start searching for alternatives.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
He said the two systems should not be treated as alternatives.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
Western or Japanese alternatives can cost up to five times more than Chinese components, leaving defense contractors looking to Taiwan—an electronics powerhouse that can offer a middle ground.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
As Patti summarized it, "there is no free lunch" when searching for sugar alternatives, particularly when several metabolic pathways can ultimately lead toward liver dysfunction.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026
Look: There are times when you can be faced with a situation that presents no alternatives between dothis and dothat.
From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith
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