alternative

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The prime minister said Japan expects to secure more than half of its oil procurement through alternative sources in May compared to the previous year’s figures.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

It once again underlined Tuchel's limited options when it comes to an alternative for 32-year-old Kane, with the World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico a little more than two months away.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

“Taken together, that tells you an alternative settlement architecture now exists,” LaValle said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

“Right now the alternative is really nothing to guide any type of personalization around how to manage expectations around GLP-1 use.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Aristotle offered an alternative theory that was strikingly radical for its time: perhaps females, like males, contribute actual material to the fetus—a form of female semen.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee