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Although leaving bread when you’re dead gets most of the attention, baby boomers, Generation X and financial advisers could look at a more helpful, immediate alternative: giving while living.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2026
The results offer a striking alternative to an explanation that has influenced vision research for decades.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026
Tensions between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis add another layer of risk, keeping critical energy infrastructure and alternative export routes under threat, he adds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
"I'm disappointed that there hasn't been the investment in the health services and mental health services to ensure that there's a backfill, alternative service," she added.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
In 1680 Huygens came up with an alternative way of harnessing atmospheric pressure.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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Before lab-grown cocoa hits the market, the already available alternatives that contain no actual cocoa probably won’t win any chocolatiering competitions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
If a project could cause significant environmental harm that can’t easily be avoided, it undergoes a more detailed environmental review to examine its potential effects and alternatives.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
Further studies will be needed to determine whether the sweeteners themselves contribute to changes in brain function, why certain groups appear more strongly affected, and whether different sugar alternatives produce different long-term outcomes.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026
There are a few alternatives, but they are all lagging behind Starlink, which is the world's largest satellite constellation.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
Lack of worthy alternatives probably had a lot to do with it.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
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