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alternative

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




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“If the Strait of Hormuz remains closed, it is hard to see how oil, gas and other important commodities produced in the Middle East could find alternative routes to market,” Kashkari wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

His duties include running a program that offers treatment to qualified individuals as an alternative to incarceration.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

War, which both once argued was the only real alternative to diplomacy, is now a reality.

From Slate • May 1, 2026

They also note that if aerobic exercise is not suitable due to individual limitations, "alternative forms of structured physical activity may still be beneficial."

From Science Daily • Apr. 30, 2026

There may be no technological or sociological explanation for the decline in belief in witchcraft in the early eighteenth century, but there is an alternative explanation ready to hand.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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