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For one, the global economy is less oil dependent now, with many countries having developed alternative energy sources.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
It’s a time capsule of the music that I’ve been inspired by, from yacht music to alternative rock to funk.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
Home Office Minister Alex Norris said the fall was due to increased removals of people with no right to stay in the UK and housing others in alternative sites such as military barracks.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
“We also present an alternative case where risks to energy production and trade in the Middle East remain high due to a prolonged conflict,” it said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
There may be no technological or sociological explanation for the decline in belief in witchcraft in the early eighteenth century, but there is an alternative explanation ready to hand.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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