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alternative

[awl-tur-nuh-tiv, al-] / ɔlˈtɜr nə tɪv, æl- /




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Hunter Point Capital has raised $4.3 billion across multiple investment vehicles to provide financing to alternative investment firms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

But the outbreak of the US-Israeli conflict with Iran has made Spain an attractive alternative compared to Middle Eastern holiday destination Dubai, and countries in the eastern Mediterranean, such as Turkey and Cyprus.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Our critic said the six parts “offer something of an alternative account of how America came to be, with a bit of myth-busting along the way.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

That points to this form of cryptocurrency as another possible alternative to greenbacks for international transactions.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

For Gilbert, the experimental method is an alternative, not a supplement, to Aristotle.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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