alternative
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It’s a time capsule of the music that I’ve been inspired by, from yacht music to alternative rock to funk.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
They added: "We understand this will be difficult news for these colleagues and will be offering them our full support, including helping them to find alternative roles elsewhere in the business wherever we can."
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
“We also present an alternative case where risks to energy production and trade in the Middle East remain high due to a prolonged conflict,” it said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
In recent years, alternative asset managers and private-equity players acquired life and annuity insurers to funnel billions of dollars of sticky policyholder premiums into complex private loans.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
Before 1611 the competition between the three alternative accounts of the cosmos—the Ptolemaic, the Copernican and the Tychonic—represents a genuine case of under-determination.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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Tier 2 Words for the SBAC ELA Items
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The Catcher in the Rye
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