alternative

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The prime minister said Japan expects to secure more than half of its oil procurement through alternative sources in May compared to the previous year’s figures.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

So let’s examine the unacknowledged issues with “innovative” alternative investments.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

They then used this information to detect colorectal cancer based on bacteria found in simple stool samples, offering a non-invasive and low-cost alternative.

From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026

It once again underlined Tuchel's limited options when it comes to an alternative for 32-year-old Kane, with the World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico a little more than two months away.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 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