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alternative

[awl-tur-nuh-tiv, al-] / ɔlˈtɜr nə tɪv, æl- /




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Plus, mortgage lenders turn to alternative loans to jump-start sluggish housing market.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Some private high schools could have alternative schedules.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

That underlines Japan’s push to seek alternative energy sources since the conflict shuttered the Strait of Hormuz, Capital Economics economist Marcel Thieliant.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

"Children's homes continue to offer a compelling alternative to traditional buy-to-lets," argues one middleman who markets his ability to secure the required planning permission on Instagram.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Yet the alternative vision, that death was nothing but an endless silence, seemed unlikely.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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