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alternative route

NOUN
another path to destination
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The family finally securing an alternative route home brought some relief.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

Geography may offer an alternative route, but regional alliances can put that route at risk, too.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

“This has been an alternative route through which Saudi Arabia has exported oil since the closure of the Strait of Hormuz,” they add.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

Tehran has been angered by Oman's announcement of an alternative route through the strait that hugged the Omani shoreline, which Muscat said was in conjunction with the International Maritime Organization.

From Barron's Jun. 29, 2026

If the riddle was too hard, he could keep silent, get away from the sphinx unharmed, and try and find an alternative route to the center.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling



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