alternative
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She also showed Scheller her “white bag” playlist — a collection of indie, rock and alternative tracks she loved as a teenager, from Incubus to Deftones to the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
"There is a lack of an ambitious, young alternative putting themselves out there to show a different way."
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Air Corsica, with a fleet of 14 aircraft, has since assigned alternative planes to keep Airbus’ shuttle flights running.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Crack open a new book: Emily St. John Mandel, author of Station Eleven, excels at writing about alternative futures.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
It was clear to investigators that dry cask storage was a safer alternative to fuel pools.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
Wooden-pole alternatives are around 12m high but can carry less electricity.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
But the head of the city's employment centre, Olga Meshcheryakova, told AFP there were good alternatives.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
The closest alternatives would be crude from oil fields in Oman and the U.A.E., but these locations face their own challenges transporting oil to Asia, Shah said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Portfolio diversification is no longer what it once was, especially amid a global bond sell-off, and analysts say it’s time to look at more liquid alternatives.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
The giveaway is the presence of or between the alternatives.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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