alternative
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Some private high schools could have alternative schedules.
From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026
But an alternative scenario isn’t so good either.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
“If Iran refused,” Nephew added, “he had no plausible alternative to constrain the program.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
He said people in Wales will ask where the progress is on funding or rail, and what the alternative is if "those requests have been rejected".
From BBC • May 19, 2026
In those tense minutes after the low-fuel warning light came on, Valentina and Marina discussed all the possible alternative destinations they could think of—but they didn’t have enough fuel to get to any of them.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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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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