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His duties include running a program that offers treatment to qualified individuals as an alternative to incarceration.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
War, which both once argued was the only real alternative to diplomacy, is now a reality.
From Slate • May 1, 2026
I know some investors who are interested in buying the depressed shares of alternative asset managers, but it seems early.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
Tessellations set out to offer an alternative to the cutthroat competition rampant in many schools.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
And then I don't know what to say, because the only alternative to growing older is to be dead, and after Bas, Ollie and I don't make those kinds of jokes anymore.
From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse
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Tier 2 Words for the SBAC ELA Items
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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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The Catcher in the Rye
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