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alternative

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




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Meanwhile, China has spent a decade building yuan-denominated oil derivative markets and bilateral swap agreements designed to offer countries an alternative to dollar dependency.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Warsh has said he prefers alternative inflation measures like trimmed mean and median PCE, which strip out outliers and tend to run cooler than the headline figures.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

According to the researchers, the confidence level against those alternative models reaches 99.999%.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

China, which has several methods of alternative energy to lean on, has not been as affected by the war as other Asian countries.

From Salon • May 14, 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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