alternate
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While the pacing stumbles a little in the first half, it picks up satisfyingly on alternate Earth with John Ward’s as-yet-unknown master plan.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
If you want to continue with your QCDs and your husband wants to switch to taxable RMDs to boost your savings, why not alternate?
From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026
Thousands of people missed important life events, including funerals and their own weddings, and were left scrambling to make alternate arrangements.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
Hours after the debate was canceled, Steyer’s campaign sought to create an alternate event that would include all of the candidates.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026
And so, by dint of alternate coaxing and commanding, he contrived to get them all once more enclosed in their separate dormitories.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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