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Residents have been advised to keep windows and doors closed, while motorists should avoid the area and use alternative routes where possible.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
Then there’s the approach Arrington is taking — using an alternative fertilizer like poultry litter.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
The other big tech spenders may be forced to follow Alphabet’s lead in selling equity as an alternative to heaping on more debt.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
An alternative approach, which has been around in one form or another for more than a century, is to use electricity to create an electromagnet to spin the rotor.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
Finally, with some foreboding because of her previous experience in Providence, she chose the latter alternative.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
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