alternative
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“I know it’s weird getting into these alternative pathways, but if it’s the right school for you, it’s the right school for you,” said Mulhall, a media production, management and technology major.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
It is something that triggers the construction of an alternative explanation.
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026
Avoid using a resell or alternative ticketing site that you’re unfamiliar with as it could be a scam.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
"If the ships failed to heed their instructions, detaining them was a viable alternative," he said.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
Later that summer, when a far greater explosion would rock Durham, another reporter for the alternative Anvil, Elizabeth Tornquist, would put her finger squarely on this problem of white ignorance.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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Tier 2 Words for the SBAC ELA Items
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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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The Catcher in the Rye
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