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Rogers struggled as a central striker in that game, while alternative option Danny Welbeck, signed from Brighton in the summer, remained on the bench.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
Although leaving bread when you’re dead gets most of the attention, baby boomers, Generation X and financial advisers could look at a more helpful, immediate alternative: giving while living.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2026
Her latest application to New Zealand, which included all the details of the alternative routes she'd been trying, as well as her son's upcoming wedding and mother's failing health, was also rejected.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
Among the so-called alternative journals that sprang up then was Gandalf’s Garden, named for the wizard from the books.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
In English there was an alternative: Robert Boyle invented the term ‘the corpuscularian philosophy’ in 1662 to cover both ancient atomism and Descartes’ new corpuscular theory.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
If a project could cause significant environmental harm that can’t easily be avoided, it undergoes a more detailed environmental review to examine its potential effects and alternatives.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
Further studies will be needed to determine whether the sweeteners themselves contribute to changes in brain function, why certain groups appear more strongly affected, and whether different sugar alternatives produce different long-term outcomes.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026
The committee appointed Roy Gallagher of Ankura Consulting Group as LiveWire’s chief restructuring officer to evaluate strategic alternatives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
But as concerns about the environmental impact grow, the tech industry is exploring alternatives.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
This means that scientists, although they may not be aware of it, are never obliged to adopt any particular theory: there are always alternatives that would work as well, indeed, for all we know, better.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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