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alternative

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




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Horton says that in 2023, when TensorWave started, Nvidia was “a monopoly by default”—rather than one built on anticompetitive practices—and that customers were eager to diversify into alternative suppliers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

While the headline slots are filled by some of the genre's biggest names, there are more than 100 other acts performing to excite fans of every strand of rock, metal, punk and alternative.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

For yield-oriented investors, the Alphabet mandatory preferred offers a liquid, high-dividend alternative to the company’s common stock.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

The devastating alternative is generous transfers in the 70s followed by financial need in the 80s, reversing generational wealth building entirely.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

There are twenty amino acids in all, and four letters could not specify twenty alternative states by themselves.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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