alternative

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Rock royalty The Cure also won their first ever Grammys - best alternative album, for Songs of a Lost World, and best alternative recording, for the record's lead single, Alone.

From BBC

After months of protest, the Home Office scrapped the controversial plans in October, saying it was "working hard to reduce the unacceptable use of hotels by moving asylum seekers into alternative, cheaper accommodation".

From BBC

The spokesman adds that so far there have been no alternative proposals which meet "our responsibilities to manage public money".

From BBC

That news also seems to have reversed the powerful rise of gold and silver —which, like cryptocurrencies, are favored by some traders as alternatives to the U.S. dollar.

From Barron's

SpaceX claims "orbital data centres" - a concept also being explored by other firms - would be a greener alternative to traditional centres, which require enormous amounts of power and water for cooling.

From BBC