alternative
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In November 2025, the pair found their own alternative - deciding to camp in Derby.
From BBC • May 4, 2026
Now, with support from the Foundational Questions Institute, FQxI, an international group of physicists has taken a closer look at alternative explanations known as quantum collapse models.
From Science Daily • May 3, 2026
But skyrocketing jet fuel prices since the start of the Middle East war "left us with no alternative but to pursue an orderly wind-down of the Company," Davis said in the press release.
From Barron's • May 2, 2026
“If the Strait of Hormuz remains closed, it is hard to see how oil, gas and other important commodities produced in the Middle East could find alternative routes to market,” Kashkari wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
I must continue to believe it, because the alternative is too awful.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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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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