alternate route
Example Sentences
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And while local oil pipelines have some capacity to serve as an alternate route, they do not have enough - forcing producers in the region to announce cuts.
From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026
Degrate had turned down FM 2989 as an alternate route.
From Slate • Oct. 17, 2025
“By opening this alternate route, we will support the flow of marine traffic into Baltimore.”
From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2024
It’s the bus described at the top of this column, the little-known alternate route for the Dodger Stadium Express shuttle buses.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 5, 2023
They had heard on the radio that we were taking an alternate route.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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